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melist6's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Car accident
direguard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kuroshiro_35's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse
sierrabowers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Car accident
sophie14nm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Drug use and Gun violence
cdoubet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping
olivialandryxo'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? No
3.5
It also doesn’t help that, the more I think about it, the more I realize that Bridget and Rhys have absolutely nothing to base a relationship on. All they ever do is screw around. Ana’s other couples have foundations upon which their relationships are built, but these two are just lust. Their story is just smut. Like if you took the vibes of Princess Diaries 2, combined with the vibes of Red White and Royal Blue, but replaced 90% of the plots with (rather repetitive) smut.
And damn, is it disappointing.
Extra half star for the first half, though, because it was fun while it lasted. And the teasing glimpses of future couples have made the rest (nearly) worth it.
Current series ranking:
- Twisted Love (I’m shocked too)
- Twisted Games (I’m sad)
Representation:
- Chinese-American side characters
- fat side character
- multiracial side character (Japanese, Black & Puerto Rican)
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence and Medical content
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, and War
Sexual content is frequent and explicit but always consensual. There’s one scene early on of a near mass shooting, but the shooter is stopped. There are a few scenes in a hospital due to one protagonist’s grandfather having a heart condition, but he does pull through each time. Everything tagged minor refers to past events, including one protagonist losing a parent to childbirth and a parent to a car accident, and the other protagonist losing a parent to drug overdose. There are also brief mentions of war scenes due to one protagonist being an ex-Navy SEAL.rileymc_queen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
chelle22's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
annick's review
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.75
Tedious. Melodramatic. Predictable. Clunky. Inauthentic. Unrealistic. Boring.
So many poorly handled tropes. Miscommunication. Alpha BS.
the sex scenes were dark but not erotic reading. the potential eroticism was unfulfilled (eg the spanking was rushed and clunky). The MMC’s possessiveness and control were off-putting. And I don’t buy the FMC’s submission to his foolish demands on debasing her and risking exposure and humiliation. Her sub tendencies arent maturely handled. Or justified through the writing or characterisation.
It reminded me a lot of my frustrations with Emma Chase’s Royally book series. And the silly tv series The Royals.
Each of those series fell short of the potential in the set up.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse