: It deals with heavy subject matter, including "battered-childhood" trauma and complex ethical dilemmas.
: A high-level courtesan and the daughter of two parents who fed her lies to fuel her quest for revenge. She is "far more than she claims to be". Their Master by S.M. LaViolette
: Moira is not who she seems; she has entered Smith's life specifically to destroy him as part of a long-held revenge plot. : It deals with heavy subject matter, including
💡 : While it can be read as a standalone, Smith’s character is built up from Book 1, so reading the previous Victorian Decadence books provides more context for his evolution. and dryly witty".
: The book is described as "dark, angsty, and dryly witty".