Book: Ravenous (Standard Edition) by Kresley Cole
Reviewed by Your_bookish_fantasy
Rating: 3/5
๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ข
โ๏ธ๐ป๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ ๐- Ravenous
๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ NetGalley ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ, ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค.
โ๏ธโ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค-
(out of 5 stars, my rating scale is at the end)
๐ฃ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ / 5
๐ก๏ธ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ MF MFM MFMM MMFM ๐ถ๐ถ๐ซ / 5 -๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐
Which books have I also given this same rating? (๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ค๐)
5โญ๏ธ Fourth wing / Bound by inked flame / Anathama / The Lies of Lena / Of silver and Curses
4.5โญ๏ธ Bitten / The Female / Quicksilver / Bride / Lights Out / A Bargain so Bloody
4โญ๏ธ Spellcaster / One Dark Window / From Blood and Ash / Phantasma / Butcher & Blackbird
3โญ๏ธWe Who Will Die / The Wolf King / Daughter of No Worlds / The Ex Hex
โ๏ธ๐๐๐ช ๐๐๐๐ :
Genre- Fantasy Romance
๐ง 12 ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ 56 ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ (I ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 1.7 ๐๐๐๐๐)
๐ 352 ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐
๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ Multi ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฉ / ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ- 28 July 2026
๐ฃ๐น๐ผ๐ or ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ driven? ๐ โณ๐พ๐
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ & ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ป๐ผ- Immortals Untold book 1
๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ on ๐๐จ? โ๐ฉโด.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ- โฑ๐ถ๐๐
๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ? โ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐, ๐โด, ๐พ๐๐ ๐โฏ๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐โฏ๐ ๐ท๐๐ ๐น๐พ๐น๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐น โด๐๐ โฏ๐โด๐๐๐ฝ ๐ปโด๐ ๐โฏ ๐โด ๐โฏ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ ๐พ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ 6 ๐โด๐๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐พ๐โฏ.
๐๐พ๐น ๐พ โฏ๐๐ฟโด๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐?โ
๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ ๐พ ๐โฏ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ฝโฏ ๐โฏ๐๐ ๐ทโดโด๐ ๐พ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐โฏ๐๐พโฏ๐?โ
๐ฒโด๐๐๐น ๐พ ๐โฏ๐ถ๐น ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ โฏ๐๐โฏ ๐ท๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฝโด๐?โ
โ๏ธ๐โ๐ผโ๐๐ผ๐ ๐โ ๐๐๐โ๐:
โฐ๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐งโโ๏ธ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฐ
๐ฆดSาโ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐
๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐งโโ๏ธ แฐOแีTแดแแ
โ๏ธ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค:
๐ฆ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ/ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ
๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐ถ
๐ฅต๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐
๐ซฆOแดแดแดsษชแดแดs Aแดแดสแดแดแด
๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ
๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ
๐ฉโโค๏ธโ๐จ๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐ก๐ก๐ข๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ช๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข
โ๏ธ๐โ๐โ๐ผ๐
๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ค & ๐น๐๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐๐ค
๐ แทแฉแTแดแ
โ ๏ธ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐...
๐Political intrigue
โ๏ธWar/spying
๐Cliff Notes Review-
Ravenous throws you headfirst into an enormous new world packed with immortal factions, political intrigue, magic, betrayals, and absolute chaos. The multiple POVs are confusing at first, but once everything clicks together itโs hard not to become invested in the bigger picture. I wished each romance had more time to develop emotionally, but the world-building, relentless pacing, and completely unhinged final act more than made up for it.
โ๏ธ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐น๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐, ๐ณ๐ฐ๐บ๐ป๐ฌ๐ต ๐๐ ๐๐?โ๏ธ (๐โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก- ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ด๐ข๐๐๐?)
Read this one as it can get confusing, unless you are used to multi PoV shifts then absolutely grab the audio!
โ๏ธ๐ธ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐น๐ ๐ ๐ โ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ:
Robert Petkoff once again delivers an incredible performance. Considering the sheer number of characters, accents, personalities and emotional beats he has to juggle, itโs genuinely impressive that each voice remains so distinct. He doesnโt simply narrate the story; he gives every character their own identity. The only thing I found myself wishing for was a dual or duet narration, simply because it may have made such a large ensemble easier to follow. however, I couldnโt listen to it sped up past 1.5/1.7 at the absolute most because of how complex the story was and how you have to keep up with everything in detail.
๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐:
So this book was a little different o most others Iโve read. Rather than following one central couple, this book throws you into an entirely new world filled with multiple storylines, several potential romances, political conflict, and a cast of immortal characters that all feel as though theyโre heading towards something enormous.
The biggest adjustment was undoubtedly the structure. Every chapter shifts perspective, introducing another character, another plot thread, and another piece of the puzzle. At first it felt overwhelming, especially alongside learning an entirely new world and mythology. There were moments where I genuinely had to stop and remind myself whose head I was currently in. Thankfully, once everyone became more familiar, the story settled and those seemingly separate threads gradually began weaving together.
The Skein itself is fascinating. Itโs a brutal parallel realm populated entirely by immortal races including werewolves, vampires, Valkyries, witches, berserkers, demons, incubi and more, all living under the looming threat of the Accession, a violent conflict that erupts every five hundred years. The setting feels vast, dangerous and unpredictable, and itโs clear that this is only the beginning of what the author has planned.
Ironically, while I loved the world and overarching plot, the romances were probably my biggest disappointment. Because so many couples share the spotlight, none of them receive enough page time to fully develop. Some relationships move at lightning speed while others barely have the opportunity to build meaningful chemistry. I found myself far more invested in the wider conflict than in who ended up with whom, which is unusual for me in a romance.
I also think some characters stood out much more than others. A few immediately captured my attention, while others never quite developed enough for me to become emotionally attached. With such a large ensemble cast, that almost feels inevitable, but I couldnโt help wishing weโd spent more time getting to know fewer characters in greater depth.
The pacing never really slows down. Something is always happening, which helps keep such a large cast moving forward, although it can occasionally feel like youโre sprinting from one major event to the next without much time to breathe. The final portion of the book completely embraces the chaos. Alliances crumble, expectations are turned upside down, shocking twists appear one after another, and by the final chapters I genuinely had no idea what was going to happen next.
Several reveals left me completely stunned. Characters I thought were heading towards one future suddenly found themselves on entirely different paths, and the amount of uncertainty has me incredibly curious to see how all of this unfolds in later books. Rather than feeling like a complete story, this almost reads as the opening move in a much larger game.
๐ชง๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค:
Ravenous feels less like one complete novel and more like the foundation of an epic new series. The world-building, political intrigue, betrayals, magic and constant twists kept me hooked, even if the romances didnโt have the emotional depth I usually look for. Thereโs an enormous amount of groundwork being laid here, and while that occasionally comes at the expense of character development, itโs impossible to ignore just how ambitious the story is. The ending left me with far more questions than answers, and honestlyโฆ I canโt wait to see what kind of chaos Kresley Cole unleashes next.
๐น๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ;
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๐๐ช โ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐ค:
โญ๏ธ DNF
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
I managed to finish it but it was rubbish. I won't keep a physical copy and won't recommend it, but it's a shame as the plot could have made a good book in another author's hands
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5
It was OK. I wish I didn't start this one as it didn't do it for me as I struggled to read it. It had an interesting premise that fell flat but I had to see what happened in the end.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
I don't regret reading it, and I will read the next one, but this one did have a few flaws. [These could be repetitive writing, gaps or plot holes, better character growth or world building, areas needing more detail]
Generally, the book lacked depth and became confusing. The plot resonated with me even though it annoyed me on the whole.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5
I'm glad I read it. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to the right people, but I wanted more! Sadly, it's easily forgettable with a few issues I just couldn't overlook/get past.
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Good book! I loved it, but... I needed more! I really did enjoy it, but it had a few parts that needed more detail or added history/background or lore. But that's because the story or characters were memorable, and the plot was strong with brilliant twists. I would re-read if I needed to catch up for the next book and would recommend.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ.5
Great book! I truly wish the story had been thought about more, or the author had been given more time as this book is so close to brilliance! I will likely read again and will definitely be recommending it to all!
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WOW! Absolutely amazing book! Well written with great characters and a plot so memorable that it will stay with me. I will definitely read this again, I will be recommending it and sharing it with the whole world! Also- I NEED A PHYSICAL COPY!
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This is my God level tier. The book must be perfectly memorable. Even after reading 50+ more books, I will remember character names and emotions along with the plot. If there is a special edition, then I need to own it! If there is a conversation on books- I'm talking about this!
SPICE SCALE:
๐ถ๏ธโ segsual language and a little on-page action
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธโ a lot of segsual language and some on-page open door action, may be occurring a couple of times
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธโ a lot of explicit action and dirty talk, occurring frequently with 2/3 lurvers
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ โ super graphic and explicit, occurring 4 or more times, can be more grey and taboo themed.
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ โ Kinks and Fet!shism, explicit and super graphic. It is likely to be tushy play, toys, playrooms, and more dark / taboo fantasies and realities.