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Firebird by Juliette Cross
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it was amazing
bookshelves: 2025-arcs, 2025-read

I loved this so much!

Full review to come.

Warning to everyone, though.. this is a DARK Romantasy. I feel like Brambl may not be doing the best at marketing this. Because I see a LOT of reviews that are dogging on it for the dynamic in here. And if you are not fully warned, this is going to smack you in the face. No shade to anyone who isn't interested in that, but it is a big part of this story.

If a Master/slave scenario in Ancient Rome, where they fall in love isn't gonna work for you... maybe... DON'T read it? Just for your own peace of mind.

I had a thrilling time though, as I did know what to expect, so I was there for the journey and for learning about this world and the dragons and everything else involved.

5 stars
3 on the spice scale

*Thank you to the author and McMillan for an ALC and ARC of this title.*
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Reading Progress

November 26, 2024 – Shelved
November 26, 2024 – Shelved as: to-read
March 11, 2025 – Started Reading
March 11, 2025 – Shelved as: 2025-arcs
March 11, 2025 –
page 70
17.5% "Finally started!

I received an ALC from Netgalley, so here we go."
March 11, 2025 –
page 200
50.0% "I am HOOKED"
March 11, 2025 –
page 300
75.0% "My pulse is thumping i like it so much!"
March 11, 2025 – Shelved as: 2025-read
March 11, 2025 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Allison (new)

Allison So......where in the synopsis does it tell potential readers this is a master/slave romance? Since people are supposed to know that so they don't "dog" on the book...


Jenn (The Book Refuge) That's kinda my point, it doesn't.

Brambl did NOT accurately describe, market, or place TWs on this book. So any reviews where people hate it for the dynamics are their own (Brambls) fault. How they are not putting TWs or even a line in the blurb about Malina being his captive... it's not smart, IMO. I knew going in what it was about, so I had a good time. But I also read Dark Romance every day. The general population of Romantasy readers does not. Seems like a recipe for unhappy readers.


message 3: by Adahlee (new) - added it

Adahlee Myers what are some books you would compare it to?


message 4: by Alley (new) - added it

Alley Really disappointed to see people giving this one star who DNF’d it. I’m looking forward to it coming out


message 5: by John (new) - rated it 1 star

John Myers what's really disappointing alley is people rating a book 5 stars when it's a slave and master book where the slave is also a minority. its telling about what type of person you are when you rate a book 5 stars with that type of problematic content


❤️ Amber ❤️ A colonizer/slave romance written by a white woman seems pretty problematic. Perpetuating this as a kind of "dark romance" when there is a long, brutal history of r*pe and sexual ass*ult between master/colonizer and slave is frankly immoral.


message 7: by Jadaine (new)

Jadaine This entire review sounds so out of touch.


message 8: by RyAnne (new) - added it

RyAnne Young I love this review, I just purchased this book today, because I know that when lots of people are giving bad reviews it’s most likely going to be a book I love most! 🤣


message 9: by Sam (new)

Sam If this was set in a fictional world with fictional races, the haters would absolutely eat it up


message 10: by Tara (new)

Tara Grieser Anyone who gives this 5 stars needs their head checked…a master/slave romance is so messed up and beyond dark romance. Yall need to touch grass.


message 11: by fatha (new)

fatha fay Ew ur sick giving 5 stars to a slave x slave master book?


Jamie Lopez This is ENTERTAINMENT…just for fun. We don’t want to LIVE in this world, or CONDONE this behavior in REAL LIFE. This is FICTION, people. I LOVE this author and genre. Chiilll oouuut. Don’t read it if you don’t like DARK. But you shouldn’t criticize the author for her writing style when she’s entertaining others. She does a fabulous job of bringing readers to another world, of putting us in places we would otherwise NEVER want to go or be in. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s FANTASY.


Zombie Queen You never disappoint me with your recommendations. I really enjoyed reading this. The hate made me want to read this and then o saw you enjoyed reading it and I was like yes!


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