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How does it feel? by Jeneane O'Riley

27 reviews

cnostroski's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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renreadsbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Super hard to rate. I enjoyed the first 20%, appreciated the slow burn, the characters and the writing and when there was a shift in setting and characters, I was intrigued by the plot but started to not like the book anymore. The writing got super repetitive and the plot became inconsistent. There were so many points where I was so confused by some line drops, that I assume were supposed to be foreshadowing for the grand reveal but I would forget them as they were one liners and when the grand reveal/ plot twist happened, I was SO confused. But I also liked the plot twist?? Idk i’m very confused and don’t know how to feel. 2.5-3.

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leahpote's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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knlipke's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

I thought this book was alright! Everyone hyped it up to be more than it was; so when the plot twist happened, I wasn’t super crazy about it?? It was an interesting twist!
Another bother for me: the characters weren’t well developed. At least Mendax wasn’t for me. He was this blood thirsty, sadistic fae that HATED Callie. Was going to kill her no matter what. Then all of a sudden, like a switch, he was in love with her and would kill anyone or anything for her. It happened so fast, I thought it was a joke! Then I remembered this is a romance.

Still very intrigued to see what the next book will bring!

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cmaree88's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

Too many authors don't understand the concept of a true mystery twist. They just think they can hide information from readers, even with a first-person POV, and then spring a whole new agenda in Act 4 and call it good writing. Also, I wouldn't call this romantasy. Nothing close to that until 60%. Clearly she's stretching out this story to get 4 books when it could be easily 2 or 3.

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saranwrap18's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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neighbor_reads's review against another edition

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Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

1.0

Check the content warnings! The pacing is a major issue with this book. It takes 65 pages before the premise is even mentioned, with the first section of the book establishing characters and setting that have nothing to do with anything. Then from there the plot moves but has a cast of extremely unlikable characters. The protagonist is terrible and just finds people who feel a "need" to protect her for no reason. She is subjected to gratuitous, over the top violence and assault (there is a seen in a dungeon cell that is particularly gross and unnecessary). Other characters suffer graphic violence in such a casual way that it's nearly comical.

The "twist" at the end is completely unearned and reaffirms why these characters are unlikable. It's really just thrown in at the end so it can set up a sequel. Skip this.

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