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A review by jessmjduncan
The Veiled Kingdom by Holly Renee
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I'll give this a one-star rating because I think the concept of a hidden city is interesting and with more development, this book could have been good. The sex scenes honestly felt like there was a lot of dubious consent and then the final scene includes revenge sex that the FMC isn't aware is revenge sex which is tbh super rape-y and IMO would read this as sexual assault, personally and I felt like it needed a trigger warning. I didn't like the MMC or the FMC or their relationship and was just generally disappointed considering how 3 separate booktokers raved about it. Also there was like zero reason for them to be fae like they could have just been humans with powers and it honestly would have been the same book. Also for a fantasy book, she's wearing a literal crop top at one point and it threw me out of the entire book entirely.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence