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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Four stars because the first half is better than the entire first book. Check the trigger warnings, this book gets dark. Once again, the MMC is arrogant and over the top, the narcissism is palpable. It got to the point where I just skipped over the smut all together because it was just so ridiculous.
dark
4.5 ⭐️ I'm dropping half a star because I pretty much skipped about 10 chapters but the rest was perfect this guy is amazing, perfect and I can't believe that there is nobody out there who loves me as much as Zade loves Addie
Definitely better than book 1. But darker and some of the scenes. Idk I think I’m too vanilla for this book. But hey, if this is your jam, all the power to you. I was curious and my curiosity is now stilled.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
The second book in this duology took me by surprise
I thought it would have the same intensity as the first book
But this one was alot worse
It kept me glued I'll admit
Alot of the themes from the first book was continued in this one, yet I give this one a higher rating not because I agree with the concepts, whereas the first book i didn't. but the amount of emotions it invoked in me; heartbreak, disbelief, sadness, joy.....simply by that I increased the amount of stars
Because isn't that one of the essential ingredients of a good book, a book that makes you feel ?
Also this book has made me question everything I said about the first book
It seems the worst monsters aren't the stalkers you fall in love with
Is it still wrong?
Yes- you know what the first book I defined as messed up, I think I'd like to retrieve that statement and name this book messed up
Like i said, Not deviating from the themes from the first book, neither the cringey stuff Zade says, like who says : "I was born with a blackened soul"
One thing I did like is that even though I've heard the books were supposed to be full of smut, which it was don't get the wrong - but after Adelaine goes through some horrendous things that she has trauma afterwards
We don't immediately get into the two characters wanting to sleep with each other
I like that the author didn't skim over Addie's trauma like it didn't happen and actually adresses it and works towards healing or moreso finding a way to love with the trauma
And I know Zade was initially a stalker and all but I like that he didn't pressure her into anything and was so patient with her throughout it all
I'll admit my heart softened to him just a little bit
He is still toxic and kinda crazy
But like the first book, I made it to the end which signifies that maybe deep down tona certain extent I liked his craziness
Cringe-ness and all
I thought it would have the same intensity as the first book
But this one was alot worse
It kept me glued I'll admit
Alot of the themes from the first book was continued in this one, yet I give this one a higher rating not because I agree with the concepts, whereas the first book i didn't. but the amount of emotions it invoked in me; heartbreak, disbelief, sadness, joy.....simply by that I increased the amount of stars
Because isn't that one of the essential ingredients of a good book, a book that makes you feel ?
Also this book has made me question everything I said about the first book
It seems the worst monsters aren't the stalkers you fall in love with
Is it still wrong?
Yes- you know what the first book I defined as messed up, I think I'd like to retrieve that statement and name this book messed up
Like i said, Not deviating from the themes from the first book, neither the cringey stuff Zade says, like who says : "I was born with a blackened soul"
One thing I did like is that even though I've heard the books were supposed to be full of smut, which it was don't get the wrong - but after Adelaine goes through some horrendous things that she has trauma afterwards
We don't immediately get into the two characters wanting to sleep with each other
I like that the author didn't skim over Addie's trauma like it didn't happen and actually adresses it and works towards healing or moreso finding a way to love with the trauma
And I know Zade was initially a stalker and all but I like that he didn't pressure her into anything and was so patient with her throughout it all
I'll admit my heart softened to him just a little bit
He is still toxic and kinda crazy
But like the first book, I made it to the end which signifies that maybe deep down tona certain extent I liked his craziness
Cringe-ness and all