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autumnwitch14's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Murder, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use and Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity
2 page trigger warning at start of book that covers a lot more than here.r1vana's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I can't tell if I am taming Seraphine, or if she is taming me.
Tropes?
-Age gap: F21; M38
-Duo PoV
-"Forced proximity"
-Victim/'killer' FL
-"touch her and die"
-Revenge & dark romance plot
-Morally Grey ML
-'Knife to the throat'
-Mafiaish
PSA: please read the triggers before proceeding. It has a whole grocery list of it.
This book is dark and again has triggers that may be for everyone, but it does have some sprinkles of lovey dovey love story here and there.
This was an easy read but with heavy content.
Let's say that both Seraphine and Leroi are a side of a coin, opposite, similar, but together. They are both killers/assassins. One was trained through heavy child trauma and the other trained to be a coldhearted, succinct and poised murderer.
“No one will ever hurt you. I will burn down the entire state before anyone lays a finger on you."
When Leroi saves Seraphine from the unknown hellhole she has been through, he never expected her to be the complete opposite of what she is. At first, he was in denial, but the more he sees and hears from her, the more he realizes that he underestimated her.
She is insane and unstable. Even through all her chaotic actions and her "i don't think before i do" something, Leroi see the good in her. Except her basically eating her 'victims' penis as a sandwich...
For Seraphine, Leroi is a man. And her whole life has been her not trusting them. But when he shows respect and care; something she never felt, she wants more to the point she also want to bleed him to death and fuck him:
Leroi truly accepts all of me, including the parts that are twisted and dark.
I'm no longer alone. I finally belong.
The storyline has kept on edge. There were twists that had sometimes second guessing the plot.
The tension, the descriptive gore and vengeance; all combined brought a satisfying ending. Thus, the four stars.
The plot? Seraphine has an extreme traumatic descriptive childhood. She was imprisoned for five years and unfortunately used her age and mentality as a way to seduce and kill her assignments. I mean they were any better either.
One day, while Leroi is on his own mission to kill, he discovers a severely abused girl chained up. The only sane thing to do is to save her; and he did. Obviously, she isn't what she seems: a lethal, psychotic young woman. How will they endure each other? Killing? Torture? Or smoochy smooch? Probably all the above.
Some may say that Leroi resembles Zade from Haunting Adeline. I do agree. But they are very different; maybe in the smut element:
chase/play; knife play; crawling; dom/sub/ spanking; BDSM; degrading; somnophilia; voyeurism
"I'm a monster, not a mentor."
"Then teach me to be a better monster.”
tw/cw: rape; abuse; death; torture; gore; cannibalism; castration; mental illness; sexual assault; trafficking; violence; grief
Thank you Gigi Styx for this ARC
Tropes?
-Age gap: F21; M38
-Duo PoV
-"Forced proximity"
-Victim/'killer' FL
-"touch her and die"
-Revenge & dark romance plot
-Morally Grey ML
-'Knife to the throat'
-Mafiaish
PSA: please read the triggers before proceeding. It has a whole grocery list of it.
This book is dark and again has triggers that may be for everyone, but it does have some sprinkles of lovey dovey love story here and there.
This was an easy read but with heavy content.
Let's say that both Seraphine and Leroi are a side of a coin, opposite, similar, but together. They are both killers/assassins. One was trained through heavy child trauma and the other trained to be a coldhearted, succinct and poised murderer.
“No one will ever hurt you. I will burn down the entire state before anyone lays a finger on you."
When Leroi saves Seraphine from the unknown hellhole she has been through, he never expected her to be the complete opposite of what she is. At first, he was in denial, but the more he sees and hears from her, the more he realizes that he underestimated her.
She is insane and unstable. Even through all her chaotic actions and her "i don't think before i do" something, Leroi see the good in her. Except her basically eating her 'victims' penis as a sandwich...
For Seraphine, Leroi is a man. And her whole life has been her not trusting them. But when he shows respect and care; something she never felt, she wants more to the point she also want to bleed him to death and fuck him:
Leroi truly accepts all of me, including the parts that are twisted and dark.
I'm no longer alone. I finally belong.
The storyline has kept on edge. There were twists that had sometimes second guessing the plot.
The tension, the descriptive gore and vengeance; all combined brought a satisfying ending. Thus, the four stars.
The plot? Seraphine has an extreme traumatic descriptive childhood. She was imprisoned for five years and unfortunately used her age and mentality as a way to seduce and kill her assignments. I mean they were any better either.
One day, while Leroi is on his own mission to kill, he discovers a severely abused girl chained up. The only sane thing to do is to save her; and he did. Obviously, she isn't what she seems: a lethal, psychotic young woman. How will they endure each other? Killing? Torture? Or smoochy smooch? Probably all the above.
Some may say that Leroi resembles Zade from Haunting Adeline. I do agree. But they are very different; maybe in the smut element:
"I'm a monster, not a mentor."
"Then teach me to be a better monster.”
tw/cw: rape; abuse; death; torture; gore; cannibalism; castration; mental illness; sexual assault; trafficking; violence; grief
Thank you Gigi Styx for this ARC
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Rape, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
poupimali's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I have no clue where to categorize this one because it is a dark romance but also a mafia romance and a horror erotica book. I was hooked within the first chapter.
BUT I really recommend Taming Seraphine.
This is happening in the mafia mob with a conflict between two families. Leroi is a hitman with a strong moral code and Seraphine is a really unhinged FMC called a Lolita assassin…
It is gore like really check the TW (she has a thing for male genital parts…) but otherwise i really enjoyed myself, this book have a strong story line with plots and spice. Everything well balanced.
Story : 4/5
Plots : 5/5
Spice : 🌶️🌶️.5 but this is 🚩🚩🚩
Strong FMC : 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Protective MMC : 🖤🖤🖤
I received it as an ARC, this is my honest opinion. I have no interest to give a positive opinion what so ever and this is a really good book for all the dark romance girlies!
BUT I really recommend Taming Seraphine.
This is happening in the mafia mob with a conflict between two families. Leroi is a hitman with a strong moral code and Seraphine is a really unhinged FMC called a Lolita assassin…
It is gore like really check the TW (she has a thing for male genital parts…) but otherwise i really enjoyed myself, this book have a strong story line with plots and spice. Everything well balanced.
Story : 4/5
Plots : 5/5
Spice : 🌶️🌶️.5 but this is 🚩🚩🚩
Strong FMC : 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Protective MMC : 🖤🖤🖤
I received it as an ARC, this is my honest opinion. I have no interest to give a positive opinion what so ever and this is a really good book for all the dark romance girlies!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Abandonment, Body horror, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
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