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Nepenthe
by Octavia Hyde
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I did not know how to review this. Not because it was bad, but because my brain was stunned into silence in the first chapter.
You know that scene in Sherlock (BBC) where cutie-pie Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) is sitting comfortably in his chair, battle armor on in the form of a Vicars collar and some knicks and cuts on his face courtesy of Watson (Martin Freeman) and he is comfortable but ready and confident? And then Irene walks in, in nothing but her battle armor, naked as a summer sky and Sherlock is DISARMED, he can't read her, zipo zilch nada niente? Then Watson walks in, gets flustered, looks everywhere including Irene's boobs then lifts his eyebrows, coughs as if to say "DAMN girl put those weapons away" - you remember that moment? Yeah you do.
That was me, both stunned and speechless and 🤗 in the first chapter like WTF but also....eh okay that's hot.
Plot/Storyline/Themes:
So there is actually a plot to this. A planet rejects two species, human and nepenthe. Nepenthe are down to their last males, most of the remaining human survivors happen to be female. Surprise Surprise - you know what's next.
Character Development/Favorite Character:
The uptight Magistrate had the most ... ahem, development.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Scene: :
Yesmin's chapter was a whole scene.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
🖤 “god.” The words shuddered out of her, and it could only be a good sign, if she was invoking a deity.” (Dae Keth on, Yesmin)
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts:
■ Well, those are 10 arms tooo many
■ Nepenthe taboo: arms again.
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Romance Books by 2025
You know that scene in Sherlock (BBC) where cutie-pie Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) is sitting comfortably in his chair, battle armor on in the form of a Vicars collar and some knicks and cuts on his face courtesy of Watson (Martin Freeman) and he is comfortable but ready and confident? And then Irene walks in, in nothing but her battle armor, naked as a summer sky and Sherlock is DISARMED, he can't read her, zipo zilch nada niente? Then Watson walks in, gets flustered, looks everywhere including Irene's boobs then lifts his eyebrows, coughs as if to say "DAMN girl put those weapons away" - you remember that moment? Yeah you do.
That was me, both stunned and speechless and 🤗 in the first chapter like WTF but also....eh okay that's hot.
Plot/Storyline/Themes:
So there is actually a plot to this. A planet rejects two species, human and nepenthe. Nepenthe are down to their last males, most of the remaining human survivors happen to be female. Surprise Surprise - you know what's next.
Character Development/Favorite Character:
The uptight Magistrate had the most ... ahem, development.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Scene: :
Yesmin's chapter was a whole scene.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
🖤 “god.” The words shuddered out of her, and it could only be a good sign, if she was invoking a deity.” (Dae Keth on, Yesmin)
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts:
■ Well, those are 10 arms tooo many
■ Nepenthe taboo: arms again.
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Romance Books by 2025