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The Darkest Temptation by Danielle Lori

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lelia102's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

At the beginning i was sceptical about the book.
It was good, very.
Not good as the first book, but good.
I like mila and i like ronan but i think this was...a little slowburn and unpredictable.
I liked it tho.
Would let ronan fuck me too, tbh


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coles14_'s review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5


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uvsrdg's review

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dark emotional mysterious 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

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r1vana's review

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3.25

The beginning of this book was rough. Like he assaulted her(slapped her…?!!!)
I hate these kinds of things bcz of the main end up together, it feels stockholm syndrome, like mentioned in the book, a few time..
But not gonna lie, in a weird f-up way, Ronan aka D'yavol  grew on me.
This couple is completely different from the first two. 
Christian + Gianna and Ronan + Mila= when their love language is literally them insulting one another>>>

Beside that this man kept her earring with him…?!

And Christian, Gianna and Kate appearances and Ronan sweet moments with Kat.
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Christian looked like Gabriel the archangel.
Ronan was every part D'yavol. I knew if they stood on separate sides of an alley and I was running from danger
I'd jump into D'yavol's arms.


Quotes:
Mila glowed. The only shadows that
touched her were mine.

She gave me her forgiveness.
I had nothing to give her but vengeance.



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louise2000's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.25


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messyread's review

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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moonlightamelia's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • 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? It's complicated

2.75

it was fine.

i just felt sorry for mila most of the time and for the majority of the book ronan was a little too misogynistic to enjoy reading about. 

the writing was reminiscent of a sarah j maas book (i mean this in the most derogatory way possible) and the consent in many of the explicit scenes was dubious at best. i just don’t think stockholm syndrome romances are for me personally.

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bngar's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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jhaneveauguste's review

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • 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

2.5


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dlrosebyh's review

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

before reading this, i’ve always wondered why people never talked about this book— or why people despise this book; and i may have the answer.

danielle lori romanticized kidnapping, emotional abuse, and sexual assault in this book. in about 80% of the book, i was frustrated with ronan. he’s not my fav, and i don’t think he’ll ever be. do not get me wrong, i love what he did in the last chapters. he truly redeemed himself, but those actions cannot cover up his previous behavior. did he have a good character development ? absolutely. but do i still hate him ? very much, yes.

mila is one of the strongest female characters i have ever read. from her family problems, stockholm syndrome, and so much more. i adore her so much, she truly deserves the world. she and kat carried this book.

overall, this is just a disappointing read. i don’t know why people romanticize this book.

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