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katevhutchinson's review against another edition
I feel like, had it had time and energy spent in it, it could have had real meaning and substance. Except it was all f*** and c*** which isn't really a plot? And heavens, don't get me started on the dialogue, four pages of back and forth that could have been half a page.
Bottom line, just as everyone says, the only reason I made it this far was because it was a train wreck I couldn't look away from. Buh-bye.
Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
deesquared's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Draws on inspiration from various mythology but Hutchins makes it her own, the storyline mostly gets interesting in the second half of the book.
Enemies to lovers but actually enemies. Is this a bully romance? 😂
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, and Alcohol
Minor: War and Cannibalism
threeheadeddog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.5
Basically he is the worst possible character ever. I can't emphasize how much I hated him. He is an overgrown toddler, who blames his lack of capability to overcome emotional trauma (in 500 fucking years) on an innocent woman, and abuses her brutally. This is just shitty. Also, I can't for the love of God understand, why Aria haven't hexed his stupid head of after the first 20 or so pages.
There is no redemption arc enough for him to be good. He should be the main villain in this series, not the love interest. I honestly rooted to the villain to kill this pile of dung.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship
readwithelle's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent
thelizzielibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This book was not my cup of tea, and I honestly feel sick having finished it, but I'm rating it on writing, not my personal opinion so it's 2.5 stars. The plot is nuts, not super well put together, and the Knox sections were confusing and I skipped most of them. Also, I'm not a prude about cussing in books, I'm all for it, but my head ached trying to read 3 f***s in one sentence. To anyone who thinks Crescent City had too much cussing, this is not the book for you!
I won't be finishing the series, I'm shocked I pushed through to finish it at all.
TW: rape, sexual assault, murder, child death, miscarriage, misogyny, sexism, violence
^^^ take these warnings seriously ^^^
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
franklybookish's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
That being said, I flew through it. It was a hate to love to HATE kinda book. Oh man, I’m still blushing. I wish it were stronger and had more plot because I do think there’s some potential here with the world and magic presented but again it was all a platform to uphold never-ending sex sequences.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Torture, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Cursing
Moderate: Blood, Gore, Death, and Child death
Minor: Vomit and Panic attacks/disorders
This is supernatural, dark erotica. Go in with appropriate expectations.