This Gilded Abyss

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Nix has left her past in the past and moved on with her life in the military, or so she thought. Then Kessandra, her former lover and the people's favourite 'royal', hires Nix as her bodyguard on a covert operation. On the way to the mission, on board a Titanic-like submersible, Kess briefs Nix about what is really at stake; and not a minute too soon,... ⬇️

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julesG as the sickness that's turning people into violent killers is spreading among the passengers and crew.

I liked the world-building, the intricately described submersible, but also the background information on the political situation and what kinds of conflicts are brewing within the country and outside of it. 1w

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This Gilded Abyss | Rebecca Thorne

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In hindsight I really should have checked the genres of this book before I devoured it at night time… because I think I‘m being watched in an unfun way. I need a cozy read stat. That being said I have no real regrets about reading this and it was amazing. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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This Gilded Abyss | Rebecca Thorne

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Reunited with her condescending ex, Nix is determined to finish this job & never see Kessandra again. Unfortunately, the depths have other ideas.

Thorne‘s world building never fails to entrance me. Diverse, well fleshed out characters, a hot romance, witty banter, & non stop action. But, while the emotional arc gets closure, a new plot complication is introduced in the last 10% of the book & left unresolved, which is disappointing. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

BookmarkTavern CW 👇🏻 3y

BookmarkTavern General warning for violence and gore, and a specific warning that Kessandra‘s (a black woman) backstory includes several references to the fact that she has been experimenting medically on herself since she was 16 3y

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