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itsmeyseniab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
"Spicy" doesn't even begin to express this book. This is hands down the dirtiest book I've ever read. If my review was based on smut alone it would've been an easy five star read - Penelope Douglas knows how to write a love scene! However, where she lost me was the plot. It wasn't bad by any means, but I also wasn't very invested and guessed who our main character Tiernan was going to end up with pretty early on, so my level of intrigue wasn't as high as it could've been. It also didn't help that I didn't feel much chemistry outside of the palpable lust between Tiernan and who she ended up choosing.
My biggest issue I had with this story was how it handled the topic of consent. We got Tiernan's internal dialogue and we clearly knew that she desired a sexual relationship with each of the men at one point or another, but my issue with the consent specifically had to do with (view spoiler). She specifically was saying no while actively pushing him away and he kept going anyway, until she eventually "liked" it. It was gross and very triggering, but like I said there was so much gray area because her internal dialogue was clearly showing that she wanted to be intimate with him.
That being said, this book is not for the faint of heart, but I'd be lying if I said that I didn't want to pick up more of her novels.
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Bullying, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death
Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Drug use, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts
scoops_stories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Okay so I did know what this was before I read it. I knew about the storyline and all the triggers. I’ve even read Penelope Douglas before.
What I didn’t know was how boring this would be.
This book reminded me why I enjoy PWP in fan fiction. You get all of this smut without the ridiculous story to justify it. It seriously took 50% of filler to get to any 🌶.
Then to end it all the heroine ends up with HIM?!
This gets 2 stars purely for chapter 23.
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Incest, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault
stupidcat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Medical trauma, Suicide, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Death of parent, Addiction, Bullying, Blood, and Toxic relationship
eepi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Self harm, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Incest, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Abandonment, and Bullying
Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Stalking
yoshireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Mental illness
Minor: Incest, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Death of parent
riella_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
shaylee_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Tropes & kinks: Age gap's, BDSM elements (spanking and bondage), threesome, forced proximity and found family.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Suicide
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Blood
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
ambergray's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, and Misogyny
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Bullying, and Mental illness
Minor: Pregnancy
seems like incest but isn't technically incestsarahlikestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Incest, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Child abuse, Cancer, Bullying, and Animal death
anonymousfrog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Bullying, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship