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takarakeireads
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book has healed my inner child
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really struggled to get through this book and seriously considered DNF'ing. I just didn't feel drawn to continue picking it back up after the first 15-20%
- The writing was repetitive and lackluster. The best way I can describe it is pedestrian.
- Amnesia plotlines aren't my favorite because I just get frustrated with them, and constantly being told "I don't remember XYZ" by the main character.
- I'm not super familiar with the Greek mythology of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur to comment on specific details. But in my opinion it didn't seem very labyrinthian/maze like? I honestly had a hard time picturing the setting most of the book (and I'm usually not someone who has issue with this).
- I thought the mirrors being portals to the past was an interesting idea.
- On the surface level yes it does read like a 'true' enemies to lovers arc - the hatred of the two MCs is palpable (and also brought up repetitively) but I also didn't think the romance was well developed enough. It relied too much on 'things that happened in the past' and we were just told kinda suddenly that they loved each other?
- There is no where near enough explicit/spicy scenes for this to be considered 'erotica' - them just being kinky etc does not automatically qualify a book as erotica. From memory there's like several mentions of past things, one mild-spice, and then one *big* scene. To me no more than a typical romance.
- I don't get how this is going to be a series? cause it seemed pretty final by the end.
Ultimately I just really didn't care about the characters, or what was happening with them so it's a no for me.
I received an arc of this book - all opinions are my own. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Self harm
Minor: Rape, Kidnapping, Death of parent
Content Warnings from Author included in book:
This book is a fantasy intended for adults only. Reader discretion is advised, since the following pages contain explicit sex, violence, mild gore/body horror, attempted rape (past), parent death (past, off-page), animal injury (not death), abduction/captivity, self-harm (only for magical purposes), and various kinks and fetishes in a fantasy setting, including: CNC (consensual non-consent), dominance and submission, sadomasochism, erotic degradation/humiliation, primal play, choking, gagging, rope bondage, spanking and other impact play, blood play, needle play, foot fetishization, monstrous anatomy, and raw/unprotected sex. All characters depicted are adults, and the activities depicted are not realistic representations of safe sexual activity or risk-aware consensual kink/BDSM.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A You've Got Mail retelling - which tbh is not a movie I like. Romances built on lies where one person (esp the man) has all the information are just not it for me.
Despite that I did like the MC's and their bookish ways and laughed out loud at a few parts.
Despite that I did like the MC's and their bookish ways and laughed out loud at a few parts.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As the world's #1 fan of 10 Things I Hate About You - people kept screaming at me to read this. I did read out of order because of this and did kinda wish I read the first book first so I had more family dynamic context/character background.
I still waiver on some of the nods/references, but overall I think they were funny additions and I didn't cringe too hard at them. The spice was very good and I really appreciated the perspective and respect given to someone who is demisexual. Also we love to see representation of chronic migraine ✌️
I still waiver on some of the nods/references, but overall I think they were funny additions and I didn't cringe too hard at them. The spice was very good and I really appreciated the perspective and respect given to someone who is demisexual. Also we love to see representation of chronic migraine ✌️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ok the setup of this book is BONKERS like - I'm sorry you're letting a stranger who you think broke into your house to spy on you cause you're a famous racecar driver but since you caught her she's gonna help you babysit your nephew?? ....oooook.....
BUT
suspend some reality with me cause I adore them! I was SO into Chloe forcing Santiago to accept himself before she will move their relationship forward! Please also just make this the F1 world we live in with disability accommodations! Yes yes yes!
BUT
suspend some reality with me cause I adore them! I was SO into Chloe forcing Santiago to accept himself before she will move their relationship forward! Please also just make this the F1 world we live in with disability accommodations! Yes yes yes!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Pregnancy
medium-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:
Complicated
A very generic YA/New Adult fantasy romance: 'enemies to lovers', secrets, monsters, betrayal
there is a cute dog tho
there is a cute dog tho
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As much as I love Blythe as a character - I found this to be the weakest of the series and I think it comes down to plot pacing. We spend so much time developing an enemies to lovers relationship in the first third, that when new plot things happen in the second half they felt a bit rushed. Signa is barely in this book, which is fine with me, but also her whole family's involvement with Chaos felt shoved in to Blythe's story in order to get her more involved I guess?
Blythe's story in the latter half is SO sad, and it did make me emotional, just the sacrifices she has to make as someone who is such a strong willed character.Jury is out on the twist, I'm not sure how I feel about it.
I did ultimately enjoy Blythe and Aris's relationship, the library scene was very Beauty & the Beast. I also liked the epilogue. That felt like a full circle moment to me.
Blythe's story in the latter half is SO sad, and it did make me emotional, just the sacrifices she has to make as someone who is such a strong willed character.Jury is out on the twist, I'm not sure how I feel about it.
I did ultimately enjoy Blythe and Aris's relationship, the library scene was very Beauty & the Beast. I also liked the epilogue. That felt like a full circle moment to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Animal death
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There aren't really dragons in this book! There's one towards the end but it's like a mechanical dragon, anyway so that's not the vibe.
The world building just didn't really draw me in. I was most invested in the minor romance plot. The ending was a little wild, but idk if I care enough to continue the series.
The world building just didn't really draw me in. I was most invested in the minor romance plot. The ending was a little wild, but idk if I care enough to continue the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, War
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
TRACY DEONN IS A QUEEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is fr my favorite YA series with characters that I love probably more than most characters I've ever read. At one point while reading this book I looked at my partner and said out loud (while crying) "I just care about these characters so much!"
Basically everything I wanna say is a spoiler so:
Knowing that this was going to be Nick's book, as a Selwyn girlie (he is actually my favorite book boyfriend ever, everyone leave Sel alone!) I had the expectation that we wouldn't get a lot of him in this book. WHICH IS FINE. Bloodmarked was That Book for me. I can reread it eternally (and plan to). But I do now understand what the Nick stans felt reading Bloodmarked :p
I am *actually* a throuple stan, please dear god Tracy give it to us I BEG! No three characters have ever meant more to each other and deserve to have happiness together. LET THEM LOVE EACH OTHER!
Switching from Bree's pov only from books 1 and 2 to getting multiple povs was definitely a vibe change. I did appreciate that it allowed us an expansion of the world, and to see more character development. Did it also probably make this book a tad too long? Yes. There were a few times while reading that the pace just really slows down, but I'm not sure how much could be cut to alleviate this. So maybe this was partially me always wanting to be around are trio and when we're not I just miss them. Besides for William's POVs cause his chapters actually gave me heart palpitations and made me cry.
The ending IS CRIMINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I actually screamed out loud
I cannot believe that we might have to wait another 3 years for the final book. I am unwell.
This is fr my favorite YA series with characters that I love probably more than most characters I've ever read. At one point while reading this book I looked at my partner and said out loud (while crying) "I just care about these characters so much!"
Basically everything I wanna say is a spoiler so:
Knowing that this was going to be Nick's book, as a Selwyn girlie (he is actually my favorite book boyfriend ever, everyone leave Sel alone!) I had the expectation that we wouldn't get a lot of him in this book. WHICH IS FINE. Bloodmarked was That Book for me. I can reread it eternally (and plan to). But I do now understand what the Nick stans felt reading Bloodmarked :p
I am *actually* a throuple stan, please dear god Tracy give it to us I BEG! No three characters have ever meant more to each other and deserve to have happiness together. LET THEM LOVE EACH OTHER!
Switching from Bree's pov only from books 1 and 2 to getting multiple povs was definitely a vibe change. I did appreciate that it allowed us an expansion of the world, and to see more character development. Did it also probably make this book a tad too long? Yes. There were a few times while reading that the pace just really slows down, but I'm not sure how much could be cut to alleviate this. So maybe this was partially me always wanting to be around are trio and when we're not I just miss them. Besides for William's POVs cause his chapters actually gave me heart palpitations and made me cry.
The ending IS CRIMINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I actually screamed out loud
I cannot believe that we might have to wait another 3 years for the final book. I am unwell.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Kidnapping
Minor: Rape, Sexism, Sexual content
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Honestly not my fav historical romance I've read, but that ending was kwaaazzyyyyy. I've heard the series improves so I shall try more, because I did enjoy the setup of the group of women 'The Wallflowers' as friends.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Violence, Classism
Minor: Sexual harassment