Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Sexism • Racism • Classism • Cults • R@pe • Confinement • Captivity • Murder • Gun violence • Threat of gun violence • Domestic abuse discussed • Murder of main character's sister discussed • Grief (see above and below) • Main character's father dies from c@ncer • Alcoholism of supporting character alluded to (hide spoiler)]
Ending: (view spoiler)[HFN. Case solved, bad guys put away. Main character gets closure regarding what happens to her sister and is finally able to move on from the past. She reconciles with her husband and plans to move to a new town for a fresh start. I cannot tell you how RELIEVED I was that the husband was exactly who he came across to be! (hide spoiler)]...more
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Recounting of mob lynching after a r@pe • R@pe of supporting character recounted • R@pe of the main character recounted in flashback (non-descriptive) • Attempted r@pe of main character • Murder • Sexual assault • Attempted r@pe • Death of three of the protagonist's children due to illness recounted • Stillbirth discussed • Slut-shaming (hide spoiler)]
Representation: Chinese protagonist, Chinese bisexual supporting character, Chinese lesbian supporting characters, Taiwanese side character, Chinese bRepresentation: Chinese protagonist, Chinese bisexual supporting character, Chinese lesbian supporting characters, Taiwanese side character, Chinese bisexual side characters, Muslim side character
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Death of protagonist's best friend from illness' • Protagonist's family was murdered by pirates • Protagonist was sold into sexual servitude • Sex work recounted by the protagonist • Coercive sexual relationship between protagonist's (now deceased) husband and her (new) husband, his second-in-command (their sexual relationship began when the second-in-command was 14 and the captain was ~30) • Violence • Murder • Description of the effects of opium addiction on side characters • Beheading • Sword violence • Gore • Colonialism and the allusion to the coming opium wars • Abduction and confinement • R@pe (hide spoiler)]
Ending: (view spoiler)[Protagonist is able to maintain her power by joining forces with the Empire and helping them catch pirates. However, she's quick to realize that removing the pirates from the political landscape was a ploy by Western/colonial nations to ensure their dominance on the seas, setting the stage for what will bring about the Opium wars. (hide spoiler)]...more
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.25-stars
It's a 3-star read because of the Mina and Simon appearance. No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.25-stars
It's a 3-star read because of the Mina and Simon appearance.
Safety Rating: Not Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating* *But, the Hero kisses the Heroine when he's still with his mistress, thinking that the Heroine is one of the ladies the mistress recruited for a foursome. So, the mistress believes the Hero cheated on her with the Heroine. • Does have OW drama - the Hero has a mistress at the beginning of the book (he kisses and flirts with her on-page) - the Hero goes along with a plot laid by a lady to trap him into marriage at the end of the book since his family wants him to marry a "respectable" woman. But, nothing happens between him and this OW. He asks the Heroine to be his mistress (and ofc she leaves him). • No OM drama • Does have the Hero pushing the Heroine away • Does have a brief separation - the Hero ghosts the Heroine after he gets his memories back, but it lasts only a few months. He's celibate during this time. (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.25-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW dramaNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3.25-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama – However, the Hero is hung up on the betrayal of his ex-fiancé. Of course, (view spoiler)[the Heroine's new ward is the bastard daughter of the Hero from that relationship. (hide spoiler)] – Hero has been celibate since he broke-up with his ex-fiancé 7 years ago. • No OM drama • Does have the Hero pushing the Heroine away • Does have a few months' separation between the MCs' first and second meeting (both celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Attempted murder • Attempted kidnapping • Gun violence • Bombing • Abduction • Sex trafficking of women and girls • Sexism • Elitism • Confinement (Heroine was locked away in the basement of her father's church when she was a child) (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM dramaNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama – Although, the Heroine becomes jealous and insecure when she learns of the Hero's player history, including that he hooked up with a woman at a ball the night before they had seen each other in 5 years • Does have the MCs pushing each other away • Does have a brief separation (both celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Sexism • Parental neglect • Threat of Heroine's in-laws taking away her children • Death of the Heroine's husband (hide spoiler)]
Representation: Biracial Heroine, Disabled supporting character, POC supporting characters, Gay supporting characters, Bisexual side character, wlw siRepresentation: Biracial Heroine, Disabled supporting character, POC supporting characters, Gay supporting characters, Bisexual side character, wlw side character, Achillean side relationship, Sapphic side relationship
Overall: 4-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • Does have OM drama – the Heroine is engaged to an OM (forced by her father, the King), but she doesn't have feelings for him, and the OM is in love with someone else • No OW drama • No pushing away • Does have a 6-month separation (both celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Depression • PTSD • Blood-drinking • Death • Murder • Attempted murder • Xenophobia • Illness • Medical trauma described • Religious persecution • Sexism • Threat of r@pe • War themes (hide spoiler)]
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • Does haveRepresentation: Biracial Heroine, POC supporting characters
Overall: 4-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • Does have the Heroine pushing the Hero away • the MCs are separated at the end of the book for six months (both celibate) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Virgin Heroine and Hero • Blood-drinking • Murder • Attempted murder • Death • Illness • Discussion of persecution • Xenophobia • War themes • Attempted sexual assault of supporting character discussed • Medical trauma described • Religious persecution • Sexism (hide spoiler)]
Ending: (view spoiler)[Cliffhanger. The MCs are separated for six months and are working to find their way back to each other. (hide spoiler)]...more
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Child-birth (non-descriptive but talked about a lot) • Pregnancy • Miscarriage (talked about) • Cannibalism • Sword violence • Murder • Domestic abuse • Threat of being buried alive • Death of the protagonist's eldest sister and her niece • Slavery (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • PTSD • Cannibalism • Fatphobia • Human remains turned into furniture • Description of a corpse • Attempted murder • Gore • Eating disorder • Pedophilia • Gaslighting • Toxic romantic and sexual relationships • Kidnapping • Parental neglect and abandonment • Infidelity • 20 year age gap between Raina and her husband (they met when she was ~20 years old) • Grief (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Medical trauma (including yellow fever, parasites, lacerations from being attacked by animals and dragons) • Racism • Sexism • Imperialism • Grief (Protagonist's husband was murdered in book 1) • Classism (hide spoiler)]
Ending: (view spoiler)[ The Protagonist learned what she needed to enrich her understanding of dragons, and kept her promise to her new friends. She's also committed to strengthening her relationship with her son. (hide spoiler)]...more
Representation: Asian main and supporting characters
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama • Does have OM dramRepresentation: Asian main and supporting characters
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW drama • Does have OM drama – The Heroine is torn between who she desires (Shin) and who could save her family (the cursed Sea God) • Does have the MCs pushing each other away • Does have a ~2-year separation (alluded to that they're both celibate) (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
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating – the Heroine and her best friend, Emory, Representation: POC Heroes
Overall: 3.5-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating – the Heroine and her best friend, Emory, are lovers but both are aware that to ensure they aren't kicked out of their society (which is a death sentence) they need to mate someone in accordance with their traditions (someone less submission than Emory and someone more dominant than the Heroine) • No OW drama – However, the Heroine is under the assumption that Emory found a mate for himself despite never meeting her (he never did – he just told the Heroine that) • Does have OM drama – the Heroine's Alpha wants to mate with her. She does not. – while not OM drama, there is jealousy between the Heroes • No pushing away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Knife violence • Death • Gore • Murder • Misogyny & sexism (hide spoiler)]
Representation: Physically disabled and Ace-aro coded main character, Lesbian main character, Sapphic main relationship, Black lesbian supporting charRepresentation: Physically disabled and Ace-aro coded main character, Lesbian main character, Sapphic main relationship, Black lesbian supporting character, Black supporting characters, Trans supporting character, Black side characters, Sioux side character
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 – But there is drama concerning the guys getting used to being part of a RH • Does have the Heroine pushing Dreyven and Colt away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Misogyny – Including Dreyven's behaviour: (view spoiler)[He lied to the Heroine that her kiss kills. He decided that if he couldn't have her, then no one could. (hide spoiler)] • Knife violence • Murder • Abuse • Parental abandonment (hide spoiler)]
Representation: Chinese coded cast of characters including main characters, Disabled Heroine with chronic pain, Bisexual supporting characters, PolyamRepresentation: Chinese coded cast of characters including main characters, Disabled Heroine with chronic pain, Bisexual supporting characters, Polyamorous main relationship
Overall: 3.75-stars
Safety Rating: Safe (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama — However, Shimin is grieving the death of his lover who used to be his pilot-concubine. She was killed when he drew too much qi from her. — There is some angst as Shimin navigates admitting his feelings for both Zetian and Yizhi • Does have Zetian pushing both men away • Does have a separation between all of them (they’re celibate from what I’ve inferred) (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Murder of Heroine’s sister • Sexism and misogyny propagated by Heroine’s family • Physical abuse of Heroine — Heroine’s family bound her feet at age 5 (they broke all the bones in her feet and bound them so they “healed” the lotus shape) • Attempted r@pe of Heroine • Alcoholism • Death and involuntary manslaughter of Shimin’s previous concubine-pilot • Murder including committed by MCs and attempted murder of Heroine • Torture including committed by MCs • Death • Violence including committed by MCs (hide spoiler)]
No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheatingNo strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.
Overall: 3-stars
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions (view spoiler)[ • No cheating • No OW/OM drama • Does have the Hero and Heroine pushing each other away • No separation (hide spoiler)]
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ • Gun violence • Emotional abuse • Psychological abuse • Torture • R@pe (on-page, Heroine is r@ped by the criminal boss of the Heroes) • Mutilation (past, flashbacks) • Murder • PTSD • Drug abuse (hide spoiler)]
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