rainbowbrarian's Reviews (1.85k)

This just wasn’t for me.  It’s basically spicy content inside a very weak plot frame.  Not that there’s anything wrong with spice.  But the characters had no depth and the plot was so one note.  

Also there were stupid misunderstandings and absolutely unbelievable mind change moments.  One moment Taegen is DESPERATELY in love with his orc husband and the next minute he's not sure about their relationship.  Again. and again and again.

Not to mention the huge middle of the night decision he makes at the end of the book.  He can't be all politically savvy one moment and an absolute brain dead moron the next.

This book in the print form contains a lot of crossed out lines (like this) and it's part of the voice of the story which works.  However, the audiobook narrates these lines by having the narrator say 'scratch that' after every single one.  And it got very distracting and annoying very quickly.  Granted, I have no idea how else to reflect crossed out text in an audiobook format, but I couldn't keep listening.  I'll borrow this book in print instead.