Book: Memory Catcher: A Zordi World Standalone Novel by Melissa Lam
Reviewed by Your_bookish_fantasy
Rating: 4/5
NO SPOILERS
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Spice: 🌶🌶🌶
pages: 362
How long did it take me to read it? 1 day across 2 sittings
Series: standalone
Tropes-
😈𝕊𝕖𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕤 & 𝔹𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕪𝕒𝕝𝕤
🤩Epic Side Characters
👩❤️👨𝙵𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜
🌡𝕐𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝔸𝕟𝕘𝕤𝕥, 𝕋𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟
💘𝐻𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡
💈 ᗷᗩᑎTᗴᖇ
🧨𝕊𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕪 𝔽𝕄ℂ
🌕𝑊𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑤𝑜𝑙𝑓 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
🍆🚫 NO ᏦᏁᎾᎿᎿᎨᏁᎶ
Read the trigger warnings as looks are most definitely deciding on this book! 😉
>in a nutshell:
Great start, slow finish, epic banter, hot and steamy moments, high build up, low reveal with a dark mid twist.
The start of this book was waaaay above my expectations, the banter was next level, the magic and the steamy moments again were all incredible! I personally didnt like the last quarter of the book, but, I steuggle with happy endings because I always feel like the authors rush though them, in fact I've only ever read 2 hea endings I enjoyed!
The first few steamy moments were building up to something great, that first scene where we they finally give in was written in such a perfect, deliciously tempting way! I thought that if the foreplay is this good the main event will be phenomenal but sadly it was not, it was rushed through and half of it was just ended like- we know they're going for a new position but we're moving on now... this dropped a star for me. I just expected more from all that brilliant writing, epic banter and delicious steam!
I have no triggers so didnt read the list and was pleasantly surprised at the sudden turn the story took, it was so well written yet again. From the pretty cover and the name I just wasn't expecting much, I thought it would be an ok read, kind of cozy style darkness... im so glad to say I was wrong! Teaches me from judging the cover!
All in all I do recommend this book if you want a dark shifter romance with NO knotting and a HEA. But after such an intense buildup at the start of the book I felt let down by a few moments in the plot and the full spicy scenes.
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𝕄𝕪 ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕤:
⭐️ DNF
⭐️⭐️
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
⭐️⭐️.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.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
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.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.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.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.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!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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!
🔥⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🔥
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:
🌶️– segsual language and a little on-page action
🌶️🌶️– a lot of segsual language and some on-page open door action, may be occurring a couple of times
🌶️🌶️🌶️– a lot of explicit action and dirty talk, occurring frequently with 2/3 lurvers
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ – super graphic and explicit, occurring 4 or more times, can be more grey and taboo themed.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ – Kinks and Fet!shism, explicit and super graphic. It is likely to be tushy play, toys, playrooms, and more dark / taboo fantasies and realities.