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Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald

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ladymickbeth's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The whole time I was reading, I was waiting for Emanuela to have just a little character development. Maybe a bit happened at the end when she admits she needs her best friend, but other than that, she remains obstinately self-centered. I originally liked her character and thought she would be interesting, but she never went beyond her need for power and glory, and she seemed just to be using Ale and always telling him how he’s useless without her. Maybe she’ll develop further and realize some of her strengths come with flaws holding her back, but I don’t know if I’ll read the next book because this one was so disappointing.

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librarianlirael's review

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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tahsintries's review

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4.0

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silence's review

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Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

- Interesting premise, but that's literally all it has going for it.
- Emanuela is just awful. I know she's markted as an "unlikeable" protagonist, but the thing about those is that there's usually something endearing about them. Not the case here. She's awful. She spends the entire book belittling and abusing her best friend, Alessandro. Not to mention all the shit she does to her supposed love interest.
- Which. This book is marketed as a sapphic romance. It's not really and I'm a little upset that I wasted my pride month on it. It's an implication at the end. It's used to entice you into reading the next book. (Which I won't be doing.) There's absolutely nothing that makes me want the two of them together except the very base concept and idea of two unhinged lesbians holding hands.
- I literally only cared about Ale and he deserves so much better than this book and this cast.
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The fact that this book made me read about someone eating an eye TWICE is unforgivable. Even if everything else was fine, it would have gotten one star based on that alone.

Does the author really expect me to want anything to do with Verene and Emanuela when Verene gouged out Ale's eye and then was forced to eat it??? And when Emanuela literally gaslit Ale into thinking he couldn't be anyone or do anything without her??? And killed Verene's mother figure for no reason?

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vvillaneve's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely chilling

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deideo's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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vivelarevolution's review

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was way darker than I expected, and I honestly loved it. Emanuela is very unlikeable, hateable even, and that is the best thing about the book. If you want to read about a girl going absolutely batshit, this book is for you.

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