Review Courts and Cabals 4

Title: Courts and Cabals 4 

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09WZB5Z66/

Author:  G.S. D'Moore 

Rating:3.5/5

Comments: I honestly don't remember anything about this book other than I read it, and how it ended.  So I'm giving it the "It didn't suck" rating; because I would remember if it had.  I have vague memories of a lot of futzing about in the first half and a lot of sex, which is probably why I don't remember it better.  So hey if you want a lot of on screen sexy times, might be right up your alley.

Bedroom Activities: Explicit

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Review: Courts and Cabals 3

Title: Courts and Cabals 3

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096MPR1TZ/

Author: G.S. D'Moore

Rating: 3.9/5

Comments:

Well first off, I think this was a better book than book 2  The narrative flow seemed better despite the jumping around.  

Story-wise there are some plot points that seem to be directly in response to some of the more vocal subgroups of the genre, which are fine, but it seemed incongruous as it changed some basic assumptions from book 1.

There is some decent character growth for the protagonist, and we get some new characters.

All in all, a serviceable sequel and an improvement over book 2.  There are some very definite time bombs in the story arc and it will be interesting to see what happens when they start going off.

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Review: Courts and Cabals 2

Title: Courts and Cabals 2

Author:  G.S. D’Moore

Rating: 3.5/5

Comments:

There were parts of this book I really liked, but overall I thought it was weaker than book 1.  In book one their were some POV shifts, but the narrative held up.  In book 2 the narrative is really choppy because he keeps changing characters.  There was still the ongoing trend of ignoring his family, and now even his friends from book one are just *poof* gone with nary a mention.

There were also several points during the book where actions were taken against the protagonist, ostensibly by people on his side, which really bothered me.  Maybe it's just to firmly establish there are no "good" guys in the story, but I hope not as I find those stories tiresome and depressing.

I honestly don't know why some of the side characters get any POV time at all as their view really doesn't add anything to the story other than length.

I'll probably read book 3, or at least start it, but this was kind of a big letdown.

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Review: Courts and Cabals

Title: Courts and Cabals

Author:  G.S. D’Moore

Rating: 4/5

Comments:

If I could sum up my reaction with one sentence it would be:  “Better than I expected.”  I’ll be honest, I fully expected this to be a DNF, maybe 3/5.  The cover is very anime-escque and I anticipated thinly veiled erotica, with a probable dip into the “porn” territory.

My expectations were not even close.  While I have plenty of quibbles with the story, and the editing isn’t great, but the actual story is decent and the characters are mostly believable.  If I had to pick one thing that is missing, it’s the complete absence of the protagonist’s family.  The protagonist is a high school student, living at the school, but is from the local town.  He gets injured, not once but multiple times, and NO ONE calls them?  I’m skeptical.    My expectation of lots of sex, seeing as how a one of the main characters is a succubus was also wrong, which was a pleasant surprise.  So the story isn’t flawless, but I enjoyed it and it was a nice break from Silver Fox.

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