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Landslide of Tropes

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3 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-27-25

You get a trope! You get a trope! You get a trope!
Good gracious, this book is painfully full of them and not done very well. The fmc is an idi0t, the mmc is a cookie-cutter character, and the whole story is a miasma of badly woven tropes.
I dnf'd at ch. 18 bc I have better things to do with my time.

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Not for me

Overall
4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-21-25

Info dump city. Narrator's flip between narration without an accent to doing the voices with makes my head spin and is not done with natural tones/inflections.
Now to the story. it's just not my cuppa. By ch 2, I was like, "NOPE. nope. nope." Maybe it's my hang up, but I can't stand when a strong FMC is cowed by the MMC forcibly. I'm not talking about 🍇 (but that too). I'm talking about men in power taking "ownership" of the FMC. Whether it be arranged marriage, royalty over subject, etc, etc. Then they 'fall in love." Ummm...F that. Women have not been put on this planet to fix a man, be his servant, or his accessory. Please authors, do better.

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Nope. Nope. Nope.

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-21-25

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I cannot stand this trope. Firstly, she's supposed to be smart, yet doesn't keep an eye on her drink? In this day & age IN VEGAS?!?! Seriously? That was my first red flag, but then it gets worse. FMC basically gets kidnapped on behest of a king who drops the 411 of her being an elf princess and then COLLARS her with ownership. He then proceeds to only cloth her in lingerie-esque and keeps her locked up. Blah, blah, blah, Chapter skip, chapter skip, chapter skip bc I've read how this goes a billion times. Save a kingdom, fall I love with your ahole captor or some poop nonsense, then become some kind of BA at the end to save the day. Whatever. I only skipped more chapters to get me far enough in the book so I can Rate & Review it or else I would've DNF this garbage at ch. 4.

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Perfect conclusion!

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-21-25

Although a lot of it was predictable, the way it was written and the story so enticing, I didn't care.
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The ending though, completely shook me. I did not see that coming and had my feelings all over the place.
Narration was on-point, beautiful story arc, and I am extremely satisfied how it ended.
I do wonder how they'll integrate back into society. Would love so see maybe a novella on those challenges. Anywho, great job, KC! Keep 'em coming!

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Lots of skipping

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-13-25

I hate this "I love you, even though I've been lying to you since we met, but it's for your own good/greater good." And she be like, "Oh, you love me? Okay, you're forgiven, even though the lies, betrayal, and humiliation nearly destroyed me. Let's hit the sheets because I can only show you how much I love you if you're between my legs."
It's been a year and she hasn't gone through the stages of loss and grieved the demise of their relationship. Just sputtering around the hate merey-go-round. Then within a few days, is back on Team Wilder. This makes no psychological sense. Her 180⁰ weakens her character.
The justification and Wilder not taking any ownership of the wrong he's done, is another huge ick for me. Blah, blah, blah, 30-second skip, 30-second skip. Yes, his reasons are noble, but an apology for his buttholery should've been the #1 talking point, THEN go into the whys. This brought my opinion of him even lower.
The points/justifications to change her tune make no sense either. Whatever. "I don't deserve his forgiveness." You have got to be kidding me. Really?!?! They wouldn't be at odds if he trusted her and didn't withhold information. Like, DUH! My eyes hurt from rolling too hard.
Depending how this book ends, I may not finish this series unless I hear that apology.

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Really good, but...

Overall
4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-13-25

First books hooked me. This one had me. Until the end.
I was thrilled to get into a series that didn't fall I to an overdone trope. Then I got to the end and was literally ready to toss my phone with a vicious scream. Tbh, I was upset & disappointed.

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DNF'd

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1 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-12-25

This story was so not up my ally. I was thinking it was a romantasy and it was not. Like at all. That's what I get for not reading the blurb. Why was this even recommended to me, Audible?!?!

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The male narrator ruined it for me

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4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-12-25

The story itself is so good, but the male narrator parts kept pulling me out of the tory. I have never heard a male narrator sound so boring during spicy scenes. So many times I had to rewind to relisten to his parts bc I would get distracted by unicorns, squirrels, and when the wind changed direction. << joke <<
But seriously, not a good voice actor at all. Barely any emotion or inflection relevant to what was going on in the scenes. Sarah Sampino did a superb job. Between the riveting story and Sarah, I am looking forward to the 3rd book. Guess I'll just muddle through Liam's parts like I did this one.

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Finally a unique storyline!

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-12-25

Was getting so sick of the same ole same ole tropes so giving in to my tbr and discovering this series was very refreshing!
Though I loved this story, I wish the male narrator didn't come in at the end. Not a fan at all and took me out of the story entirely. Sarah Sampino was excellent though.
The writing was well crafted and kept me wanting more.

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So not in my wheelhouse

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-12-25

I typically don't like contemporary rom, nor do I go for dark rom, but this was surprisingly fantastic! The narration was excellent as well so that helps a great deal. Nice level of spice and not too weird. The writing was well done and very consistent.

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