A review by jmcclelland17
A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly by Sophia St. Germain

inspiring mysterious reflective 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

📚A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly by Sophia St. Germain📚

Overall Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Rating:🌶️

✨Tropes✨
⚔️Trials/Competition
⚔️Found Family
⚔️Love Triangle
⚔️Half Fae-Half Human FMC
⚔️Mental Health Rep 
⚔️Conversations of Discrimination 

✨Initial Thoughts✨
Wow, I loved this book. The beginning had a lot of world building and character building, but by 25% in, I was completely hooked. While I don’t want to give spoilers in this review, all I will say is that there were some great twists and turns that I did not see coming. This is especially great because I’ve been reading a lot of romantasy lately and so many of them feature “twists” that I could see a mile away. Not this book! My mouth literally dropped at a few parts. While there were a few phrases that I thought were particularly overused, overall, this was a well written book. It opens up a conversation about discrimination and what it’s like to not feel apart of any one community because you’re either too “human” or too “fae.” Or in other terms, not enough of one thing and therefore both parties are hostile towards you. The book does not end on a cliffhanger, but rather the ending closes one door and opens up another door to the next phase in the story. I found this refreshing because sometimes cliffhangers can be downright frustrating. I truly did not want this book to end and I look forward to the next book in the series.

✨Pros✨
  • Well written.
  • Great tropes- some of my favorites.
  • Great world building and character development.
  • Unpredictable twists and turns.
  • A great ending of book one.
  • A compelling storyline that opens up a greater conversation of discrimination.
  • No nicknames!! It’s a personal pet peeve of mine when the MMC gives the FMC a silly nickname. While one of the MMC does use the term ‘darling’, he used it sparingly and not in place of the FMC’s real name. I’m forever grateful for that.
  • No cliffhangers.

✨Cons✨
  • Prevalence of over using a phrase.
  • The first quarter goes heavy on the character and world building. I didn’t personally mind it, but some readers could give up at this point and miss out on a fantastic story.


Thank you to Sophia St. Germain for the gifted copy and the opportunity to review this book.