Marquise’s Reviews > The Red Winter > Status Update
Marquise
is 25% done
Slight improvement by this point, emphasis on the slight.
There may or mayn't be hope for this book yet, there may or mayn't be some sort of inner consistency.
Still, that controversial twist is going to have a cost. Hefty.
Also wondering what the author's beliefs are, if any, because of certain weird religious stuff here.
I'll persevere till the 50% mark to decide if this is worth to keep going or bail out.
— Mar 09, 2026 08:54AM
There may or mayn't be hope for this book yet, there may or mayn't be some sort of inner consistency.
Still, that controversial twist is going to have a cost. Hefty.
Also wondering what the author's beliefs are, if any, because of certain weird religious stuff here.
I'll persevere till the 50% mark to decide if this is worth to keep going or bail out.
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Marquise
is 57% done
"Devastating love story," uh? I've seen tamer horny gay/hornier bi pairs than this & with more believable excuses.
And this has a built-in voyeur.
And a M/M/F threesome. Or M/M/F/D counting the built-in voyeur.
And then a M/D dub-con (or rather a non-con) after.
Looks like the earlier controversial plot twist is the least of the issues.
I'll read this to the end. Sunk Cost Fallacy + So Bad It's Good victim = me.
— Mar 10, 2026 07:34AM
And this has a built-in voyeur.
And a M/M/F threesome. Or M/M/F/D counting the built-in voyeur.
And then a M/D dub-con (or rather a non-con) after.
Looks like the earlier controversial plot twist is the least of the issues.
I'll read this to the end. Sunk Cost Fallacy + So Bad It's Good victim = me.
Marquise
is 13% done
That sinking feeling when you run into a controversial plot twist & realise the book's interpretation of the Beast is worse than you guessed, and can't stop le train sur une trajectoire de collision avec la Histoire et la logique interne et la cohérence narrative de l'intrigue...
Merde!
Please surprise me in the opposite direction.
— Mar 07, 2026 08:31AM
Merde!
Please surprise me in the opposite direction.
Marquise
is 10% done
Interesting choice of narrator, and interesting storytelling style too. I was expecting a serious "tone," but got a scholarly MMC with a dry humour & a "snarky demon living inside me" plot instead.
I can see merely 5 chapters in what the author's take on the Beast of Gévaudan will be like (downsides of being familiar with the legend), yet the book's works for me so far. A case when predictability doesn't spell Doom?
— Mar 06, 2026 05:51PM
I can see merely 5 chapters in what the author's take on the Beast of Gévaudan will be like (downsides of being familiar with the legend), yet the book's works for me so far. A case when predictability doesn't spell Doom?
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Christine wrote: "oh dear."You were looking forward to this like the rest of us?
Sarah wrote: "😬🤦🏼♀️😵💫"At least you have fun! :P
Oh my, I added this to my list. I’m so glad to finally see an update on it.
꧁.✧˚⋆༺Katie༻⋆˚✧꧂ wrote: "Oh my, I added this to my list. I’m so glad to finally see an update on it."I wish someone had done updates as they read, seems like everyone jumped into reading it and then straight to the glowing reviews. :(
