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mayjulyn's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, and Torture
Minor: Suicide and Alcoholism
jessanicolesingh'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Murder
Moderate: Blood and Child abuse
spatterson7'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Gore, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Suicide, Torture, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Grief, Self harm, and Alcoholism
claudlessclimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Death
Minor: Alcoholism
aepompu'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? Yes
3.5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Blood, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Stalking, Physical abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Vomit
smcrain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Things I didn't like, and this isn't dislikes so much as maybe didn't quite hit the mark for me. The backstories.
I will say, and my favorite thing about this series, is that there are actual book illustrations sprinkled throughout the works. I applaud Sophie Lark for supporting artists and illustrators. That really put a smile on my face. Do the characters look like I imagined in my head, not exactly, no. But did she commission someone to illustrate her work; Yes, and for that I'll be looking at her other works, because now more than ever it's hard for illustrators to get work. I love that she's supporting artists in that way.
Graphic: Sexual content and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Child abuse
hapalyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I would've enjoyed more of an exploration of her dark side, seeing her become more twisted as we see the "twisted" MMC become more humanized. Overall, I think this duet is moreso for the people who want a sexual story than one with equal amounts of plot. It wasn't really for me, but it helped me shape my taste and know what I want in darker fiction.
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent
olivia_k_wood'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
3.5
Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Murder, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Stalking
kejendjsa'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? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Self harm, Body horror, Drug use, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Addiction, and Sexual content
krhart'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? Yes
4.0
The story takes you along as Cole and Mara's relationship grows and Cole starts to realize that he may actually have a soft spot for Mara. Mara continues to grow within herself with the help of Cole. She becomes more confident in her art, herself, and Cole. She continues to grieve the loss of her friend and she and Cole plan their revenge on Shaw.
The book has some really great redemption and revenge moments, and a fun little cameo from a certain police officer.
There are definitely some pretty spicy scenes and Cole and Mara just fire up the pages. I absolutely love the ending and I'm kind of sad to see this duo end. I would recommend both of these books.
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Child abuse
Moderate: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Stalking