Representation: Polyamorous Heroine, Asian-American side characters
Overall: 2-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • DRepresentation: Polyamorous Heroine, Asian-American side characters
Overall: 2-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Does have OW drama - Mean girls still mean girl-ing - Declan's past fling makes an appearance • No OM drama • No pushing away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Kidnapping • Human experimentation witnessed by Heroine • Death resulting from experimentation • Murder • Attempted murder • Gore • Violence (hide spoiler)]
Representation: Polyamorous Heroine, Asian-American side character
Overall: 3-stars
Safety Rating: Not Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Does have OW dRepresentation: Polyamorous Heroine, Asian-American side character
Overall: 3-stars
Safety Rating: Not Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Does have OW drama - Trace is an incubus and, therefore, feeds off sex. The Heroine catches him fingering one of the Heroine's BULLIES. His dumb rationale is that he only has sex with ppl he hates cuz he hates himself, but there are so many other ppl he could hook up with who aren't actively bullying HIS FATED MATE. (hide spoiler)]...more
Representation: Polyamorous Heroine, Asian-American side character
Overall: 2.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Representation: Polyamorous Heroine, Asian-American side character
Overall: 2.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Does have OW drama - Mean girls/Heroine's bullies from Book 1 still causing a lot of issues • No OM drama • Does have the Heroine pushing the Heroes away - They have to work to earn her trust again... though I think she forgives them too fast. • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Kidnapping • Torture of Heroine (on-page) • Sexual harassment • Bullying • Child abuse recounted • Panic attacks • PTSD (hide spoiler)]
Representation: Japanese supporting character, Black supporting character
Overall: 1.5-stars
Mature Themes: (view spoiler)[ • Mild cursing • Sexual contenRepresentation: Japanese supporting character, Black supporting character
Overall: 1.5-stars
Mature Themes: (view spoiler)[ • Mild cursing • Sexual content includes kissing with the intent of having sex but it never happens (they're interrupted by life & death circumstances (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Gun violence • Imprisonment • Suicidal ideation • Murder • Torture • Attempted murder • Parental abandonment and neglect • Emotional abuse • Death of a child recounted (due to Juliette's powers) • Sexual harassment and assault (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities
Overall: 2.75-stars
Safety Rating: Not Safe (view spoiler)[ • Some might consider No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities
Overall: 2.75-stars
Safety Rating: Not Safe (view spoiler)[ • Some might consider there was emotional cheating - Depends on whether you believe the Hero that he was over the OW by the time he married the Heroine • No OM drama • Does have OW drama (so much OW drama) - Hero spends the first half the book in love with an OW and courting this OW to marry her - Heroine is still convinced the Hero is in love with the OW in the second half of the book seeing as the Hero decorated the ducal sweet (where his future wife would live) with a French fresco of jasmine petals (the OW's name means Jasmine) and humiliated the Heroine by appearing to flirt with the OW at a ball after the MCs were married - Hero's attempt to reassure the Heroine that he's not in love with the OW is to explain that he "likes the [OW's] smile" • Does have the Heroine pushing the Hero away (when he finally notices her) • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Virgin Heroine • Emotional cheating (but I think this is dependent on whether you believe the Hero that he's over the OW or not) • Toxic parental relationships between the Heroine, her (now deceased parents) and guardians (they belittle her) • Bullying (hide spoiler)]
Ending: (view spoiler)[HFN. But unsatisfactory ... Hero's declaration felt ingenuine, especially considering he'd humiliated the Heroine in the previous scene. (hide spoiler)]...more
Representation: Heroine with PTSD, Salvadorian-American side characters
Overall: 4.25-stars
*Note: While Just for the Summer can be read as a standaloneRepresentation: Heroine with PTSD, Salvadorian-American side characters
Overall: 4.25-stars
*Note: While Just for the Summer can be read as a standalone, the book will be more impactful if you read the first book in the series, Part of Your World.
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama - Note: One of the Hero's best friends is in love with the Hero's ex-girlfriend. The Hero mentions that they were only dating for 1 month before calling it quits - the furthest they went was two relatively chaste kisses on the mouth. • NO OM drama • Does have the Heroine pushing the Hero away • Does have a ~six-month separation (both celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Parental abandonment recounted • Parental neglect • Toxic parental relationship • Supporting character has a mental illness episode (on-page) • Toxic romantic relationship between supporting characters • Incarceration of Hero's mom • Death of Hero's father recounted • Gaslighting of the Heroine by her mother • Arson • Reference to the emotionally abusive relationship between side characters (book 1 in the series) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Slavery • Murder (including of protagonist's family) • Gore • Blackmail • Genocide • Colonialism • Amputation of the protagonist's arm • Grief • Xenophobia • Torture • Recounting and discussion of suicide • Classism • Knife violence • Mutilation • Description of dead bodies • Child death • Child abuse (including abuse of the protagonist) • Forced institutionalization • Medical trauma • Homophobia - State-enforced compulsory heterosexuality (i.e., there's a heavy tax for those who remain unmarried and monetary incentives to have children) to build up the population. Consequently, same-sex relationships are considered a crime. • Animal harm (hide spoiler)]
Ending: (view spoiler)[Vis survives the Labyrinth but, as a consequence, loses his harm. We discover that Obiteum and Luceum are two other worlds that used to be synchronized with Vis's world (Res), but this stopped after the Cataclysm 300 years ago. Vis cloned himself by making it through the Labyrinth (and paying the price with his arm), allowing him entry into both Obiteum and Luceum. In the last chapter, we follow the cloned Vis in Obiteum, where he discovers a very much alive Caeror who warns of danger ahead for Vis in Res and in Obiteum. This suggests that the mysterious person who helped Vis escape the Labyrinth alive (after being cloned) was actually Vis and Caeror in Obiteum. (hide spoiler)]...more
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 4.25-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Does have ONo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 4.25-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Does have OW drama – Hero's assistant has an unrequited crush on him and attempts to break up the MCs • No OM drama • Does have the Hero pushing the Heroine away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions(view spoiler)[ • No cheatinNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions(view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • Does have the Hero pushing the Heroine away • Does have a brief separation at the end (hide spoiler)]
Mature Themes: (view spoiler)[ • Sex is discussed, but sex scenes are alluded to rather than descriptive (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Knife violence • Gun violence • Bombs • Murder • Sexism • Grief (a supporting character is grieving the death of her husband) • Allusion to alcoholism (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 2.5-stars
Safety Rating: Not Safe* (view spoiler)[ *there's a descriptiveNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 2.5-stars
Safety Rating: Not Safe* (view spoiler)[ *there's a descriptive sex scene between the Heroine and an OM before the MCs get together • No cheating • No OW drama • Does have OM drama – Heroine occasionally sleeps with an OM, and she does in the book before getting with the men • Does have the Heroine pushing away the men • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Knife violence • Murder • Torture • Allusion to r@pe • Gore • Enslavement • Abduction • Note: in the prologue, the Heroine was abducted and held for ransom, but the Heroes killed the villain. However, instead of saving the Heroine when she pled for them to help her, they offered to either kill her or leave her there. She didn't want to die, so they just left her there, knowing her fate would be enslavement as a sex worker or assassin. Also, the Heroes never apologized for abandoning her. (hide spoiler)]
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OM drama • Slight OWRepresentation: Bisexual supporting characters
Overall: 5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OM drama • Slight OW drama – the Hero's ex-gf is being petty • Does have the MCs pushing each other away • Does have a 3 month separation (both celibate) (hide spoiler)]
No strong representations of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 2.5-stars
The heroine’s naïveté was not cute despite how much the authNo strong representations of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 2.5-stars
The heroine’s naïveté was not cute despite how much the author wanted it to be.
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • Does have the Hero (kinda) pushing the Heroine away — he tells her *many* times that he’s using her to exact revenge on her father and that he’s therefore incapable of love. • Does have a (very brief) separation (less than 12 hours) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Sexism • Parental neglect • Hero’s father committed suicide and describes finding his father’s body • Gambling addiction (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 4-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM dramaNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 4-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • No pushing away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Sexism • Discussion of gang r@pe committed by side characters • Murder • Attempted murder • Suicide (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 2.75-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW dramaNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 2.75-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama • Does have OM drama ... but it's not really drama – After the Hero's betrayal, the Heroine makes it look like she's dating an OM while the MCs are broken up. • Does have the MCs pushing each other away • Does have a ~1-year separation (both are celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Sexism • Parental abuse and neglect • Heroine was r@ped (in the past, off-page) and has PTSD • Dub-con (Hero blackmails Heroine into giving him a bj) • Betrayal (Hero livestreams him having sex with the Heroine) • Gun violence (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM draNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • Does have Maura pushing Jamie and Louie away • Does have a few months of separation between Jamie + Louie and Maura (all celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Double standards/betrayal (Jamie blames Maura for her miscarriage) • Gun violence • Bombs • Knife violence • Miscarriage • Grief (see above) • Medical trauma (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions(view spoiler)[ • No cheatinNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions(view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Kinda has OW drama – OW who Louie has slept with and who Jamie used (but has never had sex with) to make Maura jealous in the last book comes back to cause drama. • No OM drama • Does have the Heroine pushing the Heroes away • Does have a few months separation (all celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Gun violence • Gender-based violence (including physical assault) • Discussion of drug addiction • Knife violence • Bombs • Murder (hide spoiler)]
Least Favourite Book of February 2022 Featured in my blog's February Wrap Up
I liked the The Alpha Queen LegaRepresentation: POC Heroes
Overall: 2-stars
Least Favourite Book of February 2022 Featured in my blog's February Wrap Up
I liked the The Alpha Queen Legacy series because the Heroine was the most dominant wolf, clearly surpassing each of the packs' Alphas. In other RH or paranormal shifter romances, when the Heroine is Alpha, it's rare that she's more dominant than every man in the book. But, Pack Claimed managed to seriously ruin this exciting approach to the Chosen One fantasy RH romance. Instead of the men respecting that she's their dominant, they agree to listen to some random Oracle (whom none have ever met) and force the Heroine to submit to them as a group through the mating challenge (essentially the Heroine vs. five men). What could've made the scene less toxic was having the men tell the Heroine was had to happen and get her consent but nope! They all decided they – and some random Oracle – knew better, which resulted in them blindsiding her and explicitly betraying her trust.
Also, while the Chosen One RH paranormal fantasy book has been done many times over, you can see from my reading shelf that I enjoy these books when there's a unique twist on the well-used tropes. However, the tropes used in Pack Claimed weren't unique and created a repetitive plot.
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OM drama • Does (kinda) have OW drama – the Heroine thinks Emory is mated (but he isn't) and feels ashamed and guilty for kissing him throughout the novel • Does have the Heroine pushing the Heroes away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Death • Violence • Knife violence • Nonconsensual mating ceremony (no sexual content, but it's a dominance fight that was sprung on the Heroine rather than having a conversation about it (hide spoiler)]...more
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