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Shadow Empress

C.N. Crawford

2.0

slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Ruined King

C.N. Crawford

2.0

slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

i wish theyd both been eaten by the giant clam in book one but at least the idiot man died in this one. I do not like either of them. There is nothin eve remotely romantic about their relationship (except they banged against a wall, closed door btw) and she was sad when he took an arrow for her. Not fond of this serie at all.

I enjoyed the memes & music talk last book. There's none except the mention "halo" at the very end.

Cursed Prince

C.N. Crawford

3.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Not bad. Weird creatures, odd adventure, sort of slow burn, Def not a romance tho. Literally zero spice (or even kissing)
Ends on a cliffhanger.
A quick read, an interesting idea, I did like the traveling and squirrel dude.

Edit: smell count 11

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Peter Clines

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The Fold

Peter Clines

4.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

When Heroes Fall

Giana Darling

2.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a buddy read and I waffled the entire time between liking and hating the two main characters.

This probably isn't a spoiler, but hey, let's mark it like one anyway since it talks about how the characters change during the story. (I refuse to say character development)

at first I adored Elena, strong, unflappable, smart lady that she is, and was annoyed with the buffoon who got such marvelous advice as "I say, have fun with the girl. Hell, make her cry, get her to quit, whatever you want." who then proceeded to announce (frequently) how much he would like to break her, corrupt her, destroy her, and f*ck with her. Also, this quote from his point of view: "I knew with the right training and a patient master, she would be glorious."
And immediately after that he talks for half a page about how he will force her to be his.
Big no from me 🚩🚩

Then around the halfway mark Elena had turned into a simp who could only think about being with HIM and actively goes about destroying the life shes been working for and building since age 11.....
And he suddenly was a poet who desires nothing more than her to be safe and loved and healed from her past.

In conclusion, they're both idiots and may they be happy in book two which I will not read 👍🏻

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Filthy Rich Vampires: Three Queens

Geneva Lee

2.75

dark slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Second Rite

Geneva Lee

3.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Filthy Rich Vampire

Geneva Lee

4.5

emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

900 year old vampire and 20 year old virgin cellist who gave up her life for him. What could go wrong?
They're both sassy, horny, and funny - and OH BY THE WAY he's the phantom of the opera.
there's basically no spice.
I enjoyed it and rolled my eyes a lot.
Scottish Werewolves make scotch, btw.

When the Moon Hatched

Sarah A. Parker

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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