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kassidyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Rape and Torture
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
readyforit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I really loved the first half of this book! I love that we got more of Callie and des being happy and in love🫶 I won’t lie tho, this entire book had me anxious. Callie is constantly saying “we don’t get to have normal, we don’t get to be happy like this for long” like she’s always waiting for the other shoe to drop. It made me enjoy the happy parts of the book less, waiting for something to rip them apart or Callie to be kidnapped again.
I was a little disappointed in some of the twists we got in this book. There was so much foreshadowing thrown in our faces that by the time Callie (the world’s worst PI) figured it out I was like uhh yeah duh???
I hate to say it but I really liked the thief of souls, I was picturing him as Loki. I thought the ending was a little anticlimactic for something that had been building for 4 books to the Big Bad Villain™.
After reading the last book from des’ pov I was really missing it in this one. Callie’s inner monologue is still cringey to me! I know we didn’t get des’ pov bc it would’ve ruined the plot twist but I just loved reading through his eyes.
Overall, I really liked the series and can see myself rereading in the future! The audiobooks were all great too.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Death, Violence, Grief, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Pregnancy
katiecoconut21's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
My biggest gripe with the book is that for all the scheming the Thief of Souls does, his last action of
Overall, I feel like the series has problems with pacing. It's a plot-driven romance, but each book varies in how much plot and how much romance there will be. This makes it feel like some books are all romance, some are all plot, and then some are a good mix.
It was enjoyable, but not so much that I would choose to re-read the Bargainer series.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Torture and Pregnancy
kaadee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Stalking, Death, Violence, and Grief
bangiebangs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I found this book so captivating, I read the whole thing in a day. I'm unlikely to re-read the series, I think, but wholly recommend if you like the tropes (fae, fated mates, finding your own power, powerful heroine), like a bit of kink (esp in this book), and like to laugh (lots of pretty contemporary-sounding sass).
Didn't love the HP references (or the GoT ones...), but that is relatively minor. In general, I find that any mentions of companies/websites/books or series tends to age badly. Either you're binding a story to a specific decade, or you run the risk of a reference souring (like HP... and honestly, the GoT one as well, but S8 wasn't out yet when this was written...).
Lots of sex and violence, and I am here for a siren who gets turned on by being a bit sadistic. Good show for trying to make a character a little less likeable with her morally questionable deeds... still love them both, though.
Graphic: Sexism, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Grief, Murder, Slavery, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Trafficking, Drug use, Gun violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
katvou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Torture
Moderate: Alcohol, Slavery, Blood, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping
Minor: Rape and Sexual violence
karelidz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
My god, What-a-serieeees! Over all it was such a good time, I loved it so much, i think i would re-read it some time in the future.
This 3rd installment had a a lot more spicy scenes than usual, and in a way at some point I wanted them to change it up a bit for it to not be the same old thing, but nontheless it was still a VERY enjoyable read.
As a whole, I'd give this series 5⭐
Moderate: Sexual content and Blood
Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Death, Cursing, and Murder
selestre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Confinement
Moderate: Death, Blood, Cursing, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and War
Minor: Pregnancy
stardust_heidi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
*chef’s kiss*
Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Sexual content, Death, Gore, and Body horror
Minor: Rape
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was the spiciest book of the trilogy. I wish there’d been more chapters from Dez’s POV and that this book had been just a bit longer. All the revelations came out the last couple hours of the book. However it was a nice enough ending and I hope desperately the author returns to this series.
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking
Moderate: Slavery and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment, Child death, and Rape