Book Review: The Crimson Moth Duology by Kristen Ciccarelli
I recently closed the final pages of the Heartless Hunter and The Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli- and while I was pulled in by the spellbinding premise, the duology left me feeling... softly bewitched, but not fully enchanted. From the first page, I was drawn to the bones of this world: witches hunted and hidden, rebellion woven into the very threads of their blood, and a dark empire ruled by cruelty and control. Rune, a sharp-edged witch masked in secrets, and Gideon, a golden soldier with shadows behind his smile, were the kind of characters I usually fall hard for. And yet... the flame never fully took. Their enemies-to-lovers arc burned a little too fast for my liking. One minute, there was hatred sharp enough to draw blood, and the next, an emotional leap into love that felt more like a spell cast off-page. I longed for more slow-burn tension, more earned softness between them before the sacrifice. Speaking of sacrifice, Rune's ending was undeniably powerful. A moth-...