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A review by torilovesheas
The Fall of the Orc by Finley Fenn
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is my favorite book Finley Fenn has EVER written. Ever, pals.
My god. I’ve been dying for Gerrard and Olarr’s story since we first started seeing snippets of them on page on Or. Sworn. I was like a feral gremlin scouring the pages for a glimpse of these two dum dums.
Gerrard and Olarr shouldn’t be together. They’re on opposite sides of an Orc/Human war and feasibly, can never be together. But they’re both tired of death. Both tired of losing friends. Tired of people in power that abuse their station to further their own agendas at the expense of those they consider disposable. And when they come head to head in combat and….share a moment between war and destruction and despair, it sets off a chain of moonlight meetings and sneaking time together on a runaway train to nowhere good.
I cried three separate times reading Fall. The YEARNING in this one. My god. It’s like the moon yearning for the sun everytime they’re not in each other’s paths. Their relationship is desperate and clawing and, at times, heart wrenching.
But it’s also full of dreams and hope and plans for a future together. Between two people that want the same things: peace and a place to call their own. It’s full of scheming and plotting to beat the bad guys. And it’s so angsty and hopeful I couldn’t stop reading.
I mean, I’d also be remiss if I didn’t mention the cum because…this is a Finley Fenn book and there’s going to be good Orc seed in here LOL and it’s the most creative use for it yet.
I can’t give a full review without spoiling it to high Heaven but if you read it and need to scream in the DMs about it. I’m ya girl.
Thank you to Finley and Mary Kate for an ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own!
My god. I’ve been dying for Gerrard and Olarr’s story since we first started seeing snippets of them on page on Or. Sworn. I was like a feral gremlin scouring the pages for a glimpse of these two dum dums.
Gerrard and Olarr shouldn’t be together. They’re on opposite sides of an Orc/Human war and feasibly, can never be together. But they’re both tired of death. Both tired of losing friends. Tired of people in power that abuse their station to further their own agendas at the expense of those they consider disposable. And when they come head to head in combat and….share a moment between war and destruction and despair, it sets off a chain of moonlight meetings and sneaking time together on a runaway train to nowhere good.
I cried three separate times reading Fall. The YEARNING in this one. My god. It’s like the moon yearning for the sun everytime they’re not in each other’s paths. Their relationship is desperate and clawing and, at times, heart wrenching.
But it’s also full of dreams and hope and plans for a future together. Between two people that want the same things: peace and a place to call their own. It’s full of scheming and plotting to beat the bad guys. And it’s so angsty and hopeful I couldn’t stop reading.
I mean, I’d also be remiss if I didn’t mention the cum because…this is a Finley Fenn book and there’s going to be good Orc seed in here LOL and it’s the most creative use for it yet.
I can’t give a full review without spoiling it to high Heaven but if you read it and need to scream in the DMs about it. I’m ya girl.
Thank you to Finley and Mary Kate for an ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail