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Court of Claws by Briar Boleyn

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rachorton's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

abi_allxn's review against another edition

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5.0

I was absolutely hooked by this fast-paced, action-packed book in a way that I haven't been hooked by a fantasy romance since I read ACOTAR. It was stunning. The ending had me absolutely fuming and I can't wait to see where the third books takes the characters.

The only things that marred it were, like the first book, the few issues with grammar, typos, and misplaced or missing words (including an instance where a character was given the wrong name). Again, I feel the fault here lies more with the editorial team / publisher than the author.

I also felt that with Draven's character there was quite a big jump in his feelings, which sometimes made this version of him feel disjointed from the version of him in the first book, which could have been fixed by more hints in the first book. I also felt that his character again jumped at the ending - I still don't really understand why he acted the way he did. Nonetheless, I loved this book.

Thanks NetGalley and Briar Boleyn for the ARC!

teganfreyja's review against another edition

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3.0

I received this book for free (ARC) from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the first book so dove immediately into the second. The second was... good, not great. Twists and turns as usual and I read 70% of it in one night. I had issues with the beginning and middle specifically the MCs motivations. I felt there was a lot left out at the beginning that we would have liked to see. I feel that the author tries to create a world that is realistic in its reactions to situations but the MC start the start felt very two dimensional to me in the first third of the book. The beginning plot was cliche imo. Things only occurred to make MC stay in that situation and the MC didn't explore their feelings or the situation enough. I felt that MC lost that fire and drive that they had in the first book. I understood the rage they felt but I felt it was only there to create conflict on a superficial level. I did like the book but I don't think I'd re-read all of it. If I was reading the series over again I'd skip to the last 1/3 or 1/4 of this book. The spicy scenes were really good though!

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