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Damned If You Don’t

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3.45 · Rating details · 11 ratings · 10 reviews

All Erabus ever wanted was to stay out of his brother’s way, to let him become king after their father, and spend his life hunting in the forest outside the kingdom. That all changes when he uncovers the plot to kill his father. Erabus will do whatever it takes to save him, even forming an alliance with a strange ally named Xicuz—an incredibly gorgeous satyr he met in the ...more

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Published October 12th 2020 by NineStar Press

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Oct 09, 2020 Squish The Boi rated it liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Firstly, I’ll start with what I liked about this book:
1. the characters. I found it very easy to get attached to both of the main men, Erabus and Xicuz, and they were both very charming to read. Even the side characters and the main villain, Jydral, were well developed. Stories with good characters and good development are easy to get invested in
2. The world and world building. It’s a fascinating world with lots of intriguing details (such as how a lot do human women go to live with the satyrs). Firstly, I’ll start with what I liked about this book:
1. the characters. I found it very easy to get attached to both of the main men, Erabus and Xicuz, and they were both very charming to read. Even the side characters and the main villain, Jydral, were well developed. Stories with good characters and good development are easy to get invested in
2. The world and world building. It’s a fascinating world with lots of intriguing details (such as how a lot do human women go to live with the satyrs). While being interesting, it’s also easy to understand without becoming too complicated to follow in a single story. The differences in lifestyle between the humans and satyrs were easy to understand, therefore adding a definable divide between the cultures
3. The relationship. I like that it’s built on mutual trust and understanding, not to mention the obvious extreme love they have for each other
4. The changing perspectives. It was nice to be able to see the events of the story taking place through different people eyes, as well as get to know them better via their inner monologues. The perspective switches were easily to tell, which is great

What I didn’t like:
Sometimes the writing just didn’t feel that great. Often there were unnecessary sentences or phrases, that just take the reader out of the moment. A lot of instances of “telling not showing” occurred. A lot of those were unnecessary as it was already insinuated or could have been in a clever way.
There were times where it would have sounded a lot nicer if certain words had been changed. For example, the word “smirk” and it’s variants are used 62 times in the book, often certain times in one passage. It gets very frustrating to read when only one word is being used. A variety of words makes the book more interesting and more sophisticated.
I do wish the relationship had been based on more than just physical attraction at first, and sometimes the romantic scenes felt unnecessary, as the characters were in a situation where sex should really be the last thing on their minds.
There were also some grammatical errors, but I assume those will be fixed up

TLDR: a very enjoyable read, even despite the problems I have with the writing :) I look forward to reading more from this author

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Sep 30, 2020 Brittney rated it liked it

A surprisingly sweet story for the synopsis given. I suppose, given that the plot is centered around murder and regicide, I expected something a lot more angsty and dramatic. However, the fact that the two protagonists are so likeable and loving in their relationship makes this story a lot more wholesome and cute than one might first expect. This is not a negative. In terms of queer romance it is a welcome treat. Yet, Damned If You Don't is not without fault.
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Oct 15, 2020 Bretton Coppedge rated it really liked it

This is a one of those fated soul mate love across time stories that makes you wish that magic is real. Its setting is pretty high fantasy, even though there are only humans, satyrs and bargaining devils, so be prepared for difficult to pronounce names. I personally thought that Xicuz and Erabus were awesome names but it did take a while to get used to them when reading.

The story starts off high paced with the soul mates first meeting and it goes at a high pace from there. The story definitely h ...more

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Sep 23, 2020 RACHEL REED rated it really liked it

Erabus has no intention of becoming king or taking over the throne, he'd rater leave it to his brother and stay out of his way.
All he wants is to live a peaceful life hunting outside the Kingdom.
But fate doesn't let you choose your destiny, and before he knows it he is embroiled in more than he bargained for.
Soon he is joining forces with a gorgeous satyr and making a deal that will cost him his life.

I absolutely love the world building. The characters were well fleshed out and the writing styl ...more

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Oct 09, 2020 Valerie rated it liked it

While the premise of the story is a good one with great world building, the characters are solid and interesting, and the plot is fast paced, there was something missing in the story. The characters, Erabus and Xicuz, although they should be enemies, are strongly attracted to one another near the beginning of the story. There is a lot of narrative in this book, a lot of telling the reader what is going on without experiencing for myself, so more times than not, I was pulled from the scene becaus ...more

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Oct 12, 2020 Liliyana Shadowlyn rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020-reads

Damned if You Don't will captivate you from page one. I absolutely fell in love with Erabus and Xicuz from the moment they met. Despite the animosity between their people, they start off with friendly banter, and a bit more trust than I was expecting. More sweet than thrilling, this story will captivate you nonetheless. I do wish I could've spent a little more time exploring their world and getting to know them better, but that's just because I was sad to leave them all behind. ...more

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Oct 18, 2020 Joscelyn Smith rated it really liked it

A wonderfully intriguing storyline with highly engaging characters, Erabus and Xicuz were fantastic. I enjoyed the soulmate aspect of their story, hard to pronounce names aside I found the book to be very entertaining. All in all an enjoyable read.

*I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by NetGalley*

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Dec 04, 2020 Coltostallion rated it liked it

While the characters and plot were interesting, I found it hard to get into the story. There's a story tale feel to the writing at some points, but at others, it's more penny dreadful. It was just hard for me to really get into. ...more

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Oct 25, 2020 Amy rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc-s, own-them

I loved this story! The characters and the world building were wonderful, and the bad guy paid in the end. The sweet twist at the end made me tear up, I love the thought of always finding our soulmate in every lifetime.

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