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angereadss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
But I was somehow still addicted to turning each page, and will be continuing with the series.
Basically, I need therapy as much as every single character in this book does but I relate to none of them and hate them all.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Bullying, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
bigbookslay'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
3.0
Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Gun violence
aris_butwhynotho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Death
natreadsabroyaldick's review against another edition
2.0
my third penelope book and punk 57 is sti the worse one
tbh this book was awfully mid, it's really bad as a romance but it's nicely done when I think of it more like a drama or sth.
Even though i hated every single character in this and I couldn't stop giggling at them thinking that they were hurt bc they were in jail (wym the consequences of my actions. a guy literally raped someone and had audacity to get mad for justice okay)
also speaking of damon, i cannot understand how someone who was raped as a child decided to do the same thing to innocent people later
also rikas and michaels relationship made me feel really uncomfortable for most of the time since they almost fucked when she was 16 and he was 20 or so and he was literally counting days to fuck her legally, also he hated her but not really and she didn't really have a reason to love him for so long so that's why romance wise it just wasn't good
tbh i finished it 5 minutes ago and i dont really remember what i wanted to say anymkre lmao i think it says enough, probably won't be reading next parts
Graphic: Stalking, Rape, and Pedophilia
zc2'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
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Genocide, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
gabi_w21's review against another edition
2.0
And don’t get me started on the abundance of rape threats & jokes. Those aren’t funny nor do they make the story interesting.
Why didn’t Rika just ask why Michael was ignoring her? Why are they so stupid?
These idiots really
Graphic: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Bullying, Rape, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
ac_blanco's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Death, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Cursing, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Infidelity
foorneeh'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
One time is already too much when it comes to sexual assault scares. This book took it to another level, making it VERY uncomfortable to read...
The characters have no personality, only an "I'm not like the others" complex, none of them was even remotely loveable?? I would've liked Kai and Will if they haven't tried
The misogyny was astronomical, the
And I read mediocre Wattpad fanfictions with better smut than in this book...
I regret reading this.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse
ecravens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
mejisilliterate's review against another edition
I just want to point out a recurring theme that i’ve noticed throughout not just penelope douglas’ books, but the new steamy-tik tok genre as a whole.
The idea of what consent is is majorly fucked up within all of these books. They all have scenes that are inherently non-consensual, but even bigger than that is the authors trying to convince us that those scenes are actually practicing consent.
In this book, I couldnt help but laugh at the stupidity of it all when the horsemen (stupid fucking name by the way) went through with their plan, but michael, suddenly, pulls out and isn’t ok with it because “she’s not on board” and they “only said they’d do it if she was on board”. that’s practicing consent, right? wrong! because the plan was literally to rob this woman of all her possessions, kidnap her mother and then her, hold her against her will and “make her theirs” (heavily implying they are going to use her as a sex slave, although thats never said explicitly, probably to try and convince the readers that somehow they will just be nice and kind to this girl! even though they’ve talked the whole book about “what they want to do to her”!). what kind of idiot would ever truly believe she would consent to this! the only reason michael backed out is because this freak damon almost rapes our protagonist, which michael suddenly objects to, even though the entire book damon was saying that that was exactly what he was gonna do once they kidnapped her. multiple times in this book we see damon assault girls but it’s treated as unimportant and merely a character flaw rather than a huge fucking problem that makes him a deranged lunatic. for gods sake, he knows how to roofy someone! why are you friends with this man!
as tik tok makes these types of books more known to younger people, it’s important to recognize that the depiction of a messed up form of consent has extreme ramifications. rape is never justified, ms douglas.
(look at the content warnings and tell me how the fuck this is marketed as a romance)
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse