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Redemption of a Slave by Laura Taylor
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
5⭐️ 3🌶️
MOOD: dark, challenging, hopeful, tense,
TROPES: hurt/comfort, master/slave,
GENRES: historical fantasy, omegaverse, lgtbq+
FAV QUOTE: But now he'd found the answer...and it was both better and worse than he'd expected. The simple answer was there was nothing wrong with him.
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dante (omega) and Antoine Calvet (alpha)
AUTHOR'S WARNING: This novel contains violence, graphic r*pe scenes and themes of slavery which may be disturbing for some readers.
This was way better than I expected. I stumbled upon a random quote from TikTok and decided to give this story and author a chance. I was not disappointed. The world-building is amazing and I can't stress that enough. The world makes me angry and that's one of the ways I know the author did a good job of creating this omegaverse and societal structure. The writing style drew me in and captured my attention - I read this over the course of 2 days; I couldn't put it down.
Dante's story is heartbreaking and Antione's growth/social awareness over the course of the book provides a hopeful note to a dark and unforgiving world.
I did read this directly after another MM omegaverse story (contemporary instead of historical) that I enjoyed less - for a variety of reasons - but one the important differences was the use, or lack of use, of Author Warnings, CW, or notes. Both stories contained sexual assault and violence but with Redemption of a Slave, I had that information from the start so I could decide to read it or not (I almost didn't).
MOOD: dark, challenging, hopeful, tense,
TROPES: hurt/comfort, master/slave,
GENRES: historical fantasy, omegaverse, lgtbq+
FAV QUOTE: But now he'd found the answer...and it was both better and worse than he'd expected. The simple answer was there was nothing wrong with him.
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dante (omega) and Antoine Calvet (alpha)
AUTHOR'S WARNING: This novel contains violence, graphic r*pe scenes and themes of slavery which may be disturbing for some readers.
This was way better than I expected. I stumbled upon a random quote from TikTok and decided to give this story and author a chance. I was not disappointed. The world-building is amazing and I can't stress that enough. The world makes me angry and that's one of the ways I know the author did a good job of creating this omegaverse and societal structure. The writing style drew me in and captured my attention - I read this over the course of 2 days; I couldn't put it down.
Dante's story is heartbreaking and Antione's growth/social awareness over the course of the book provides a hopeful note to a dark and unforgiving world.
I did read this directly after another MM omegaverse story (contemporary instead of historical) that I enjoyed less - for a variety of reasons - but one the important differences was the use, or lack of use, of Author Warnings, CW, or notes. Both stories contained sexual assault and violence but with Redemption of a Slave, I had that information from the start so I could decide to read it or not (I almost didn't).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence