Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Three Swedish Mountain Men by Lily Gold

56 reviews

dabow's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Daisy flees to Sweden to escape [spoilers here] and finds herself staying in a cabin with three Swedish men who like to share everything, including sources of tragic backstory.

I think Gold has created a cast of wonderful, likable characters whose interactions are distinct and believable. The sex scenes were well-crafted, especially the multi scenes, which can be hard to coordinate. My particular favorite character is Eli, who is the emotional core of the trio of male love interests.

My investment in the backstories of the other two male leads was more limited, due to their (the backstories) late arrival into the book. The non-sexy parts of the book were also a little thin, without just taking the plunge and removing them altogether. Specifically, I'm thinking of Riven and Cole's non-sex scene characterizations.

Overall, this book was well-written, with sizzling chemistry between all the leads and well-crafted sex scenes, but also good humor. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a reverse harem romance with no alpha MLs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

Daisy's life is in shambles due to

revenge porn

, which some readers could find triggering.

kmarlowe's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

nyx_999's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Overall 5/5 ⭐️ 
Smut 4.8/5🌶 the smut is perfect they do it a lot. A LOT. But there's less fluff for all the shagging. Not saying there's none just could be more fluffy romance 🤷🏽‍♀️
-protagonist Flys out to a different country 
-has to life with 3 strangers 
-balanced drama not too much just 👌🏽
-would have wished for more scenes with just fingering or just a bj 
-2 day sitting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Past toxic relationship

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

grace_9613's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I think I’ve reached my limit with this author. Nothing wrong with it but definitely a case of same story different font (as someone else put it) and I’m getting a bit bored. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Car accident

Minor: Pregnancy and Injury/Injury detail

juf's review against another edition

emotional

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting

image-based sexual abuse and doxing

- This and the other tags are relevant and present in the book, therefore put in the "moderate" category, but all part of the

past relationship, not the new ones

jen1804's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book had a good plot and decent character development.
It features a lost young artist, Daisy, who’s escaped to Sweden after her ex leaked revenge videos on the internet and everyone in her life shamed her.
She gets into a disagreement with a moose on the road, crashes her car into a tree, and is saved by three hot Swedish men who live in the mountains who offer her residence in their cute cosy cabin whilst she gets back on her feet. Nice!
There were some very tender and sweet scenes between Daisy and the three Swedish mountain men. I enjoyed reading about snowy Sweden, especially during this cold wet period between Christmas and new year. It also explored polyamorous relationships in a really positive and shame free way which was cool and enlightening to read about. Didn’t love the smut scenes, sorry. But the actual plot and romance side of things made for a good book.
Satisfactory ending? Yes I really loved the ending actually.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual harassment

sunray_sunburn's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I think this is my favorite Lily Gold story. I loved the different men and how they interacted with one another. Daisy is such a spitfire and has a very unfortunate story so it was heartwarming to read about her finding a home and people she is comfortable with. Not to mention the spice was fantastic! 10/10 scenes that left me wanting more (and in true Lily Gold fashion she did not leave me hanging for long). I would highly recommend this reverse harem. There were a few areas where I think some grammar issues were missed but I read it for free so I didn't get hung up on them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury