Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - The Rycke

I liked it, but the pacing was off. The first 40% was interesting with MMCs getting to know eachother, and then the Topeka incident was a nice touch; beyond that, things are very bland. I liked Ghost and Aury yes, though they got together a little too quickly (a bit insta-love). Once they got together there was little to hold my attention. The idea of Aury being the biggest baddest monster, which sounds great, was heavily tempered by the fact that he didn’t KNOW he was the biggest baddest monster. So not very useful.

Not too thrilled with how Gabe reacted after Topeka. Also not too thrilled that after the first week or so, Aury almost totally gets over the trauma of years of torture. Plus Anchor annoyed me.

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Honestly I am only rating this book 4.75 because at one point in the book there is a tiny but of miscommunication where Aury leaves Ghost back at the raiders camp and he made me cry so yeah.

Love the character development of Aury and Ghost. Aury's description constantly made me think of a human/monster version of Toothless (HTTYD) which I love. I hope they stick together and find some where to settle because they deserve it.

I have a feeling we will be seeing Moth again in the next few books and I am kinda hoping that Lilac gets a book of his own because he is so sweet and he deserves all the love, considering what he did for all of the characters.

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

It just didn't grab me like the first two books. I was originally super interested in learning about the Rycke, but the book lost my interest as it progressed. The Rycke species felt like this huge build up into a species that felt kind of wishy-washy. The species just... didn't seem to make a whole lot of sense, not like others we have been introduced too.

I did like that we got to see how non-military lived in the wastes, but Ghost/Gage just wasn't my favorite character. His story didn't interest me at all. Moth, Rig, Lilac. THOSE characters have depth and are intriguing.

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