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Dark Harmony by Laura Thalassa

8 reviews

kassidyreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

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katiecoconut21's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

This book was great, but it felt as though all the plot missing from the prior three books was shoved into this one.

My biggest gripe with the book is that for all the scheming the Thief of Souls does, his last action of

removing the wards that prevents Callie from glamouring him

is complete and utter stupidity. It felt like his clever character was all but ruined in that moment. I liked that Des

outwitted the Thief by having the Shadows betray him

, but bad decisions? It just felt like a poor way to let

Callie have her revenge

.

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.

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bangiebangs's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

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 was really excited to see where the story ends. The previous books set up a number of threads, and I thought the resolution was really well done. For a while, I thought it would go differently (but dont wanna spoil), and was pleasantly surprised about

how a siren can kill a god

. I wish Temper had a bigger role here (or maybe an additional story of her/Malaki?).

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.

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