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Ishtar's Blade by Lisa Blackwood

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blue_skies_tomorrow's review

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

astraia_sun's review

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DNF. I was okay with the storyline until a certain part.

Stopped when there was a sexual scene between the protagonist and the king who is married to someone else. It was gross because it was framed as NEEDED TO SAVE THE WORLD or whatever and the protagonist thinks his wife is cheating on him (I didn't continue far enough to see what that was all about).but it felt skeevy and it was literally unnecessary by the character's own admission.

smuttea_matcha's review

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2.0

This was written so that we were told everything instead of shown anything. I was already invested so far, that I figured I might as well see it through. I liked the idea of Gryphon shape shifters, but I feel like all of it just fell flat. The plot was simple, there was no mystery as to who the betrayer was (our protagonist just took awhile getting there), and I just needed to make sure our 2 MCs got together.

lunalibro's review

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4.0

Romance was a little meh but the action and political intrigue made it all the more worth it. Really kept me guessing all the way through.

Final Thoughts: Read/Pass

tomi9568's review

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3.0

I'm glad it's over tbh

olivialeighhh's review

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

It was good-ish? It was fine but a little predictable and kind of felt like someone just wanted to check boxes on a romantasy, like it was fine and I enjoyed it? But it was just fine and probably wouldn’t read it again or continue with the series personally