Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Darkest Temptation by Danielle Lori

60 reviews

rutosgalaxy's review against another edition

3.5

giving it 3.5 stars cuz yes the book was amazing but i do draw a line at the subtle sexual assault. 
danielle lori has cast a spell on me with her made series and thats the only excuse im giving this book a solid 4 star knowing how fucked up it is.
so ronan and mila. they meet in moscow when mila is running away from her father cuz she was "protected" by him for a long time and wishes to know more about her father who is not at home days on end. now that mila has met ronan in moscow she is slowly falling in love but life comes crashing down on her when she is kidnapped for one of her father's mistakes
honestly i remember clearly till like 55% of the book i despised ronan. he is the worst kind of person ive seen. the things he did to mila were just ugh. if i wasnt reading fiction i wouldve already gagged one too many times. that goes to say this book i fucking dark nd twisted. i havent read many dark series in my life but this one takes the cake for now. 
the plot was very bsic imo. its the way it was delivered. its the way we saw ronan change for the good. somewhere in my heart i knew ronan would change. he is the main lead duh. and he did change for the best in the best posible way. he might've done some really fucked up things but when he came to acknowledge his feelings in a sane mind he gave mila ample time to think about her life and even approached her thinking he would be turned down. ronan needs some therapy and some tight hugs along with some hot choco. trauma doesnt come by overnight so i dont blame him entirely. if i had to argue christain was traumatized too but handled things better than ronan, everyone deals with trauma differently. (and yes i did argue on that with someone lmao) i couldnt believe what mila went through in all of this. she as used by everyone and then getting discarded by everyone but the person who kidnapped her was the one ho made her feel safe and protected.
ps : why did they have to add a severed headed dimitri bro i kinda liked him from his description-

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Murder

zayyssa's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This killed the series. Even in my Russian-mafia standard this was off. There was tension, yes, but there was no chemistry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Child abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Trafficking, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Grief, Drug use, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug abuse

Stockholm Syndrome. Emotional Torture. Manipulation. Forced confinement in one room. Female MC tied to bed, naked.

erikanabanana's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Torture

Moderate: Blood

iemilia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, and Blood

things100's review

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Awful disgusting you can’t have the mmc do the stuff that Ronan did to the fmc and except the audience to want them to be together after all that. Like just no it’s Stockholm syndrome and abuse. I love dark romance but this book is not dark romance this is abuse you can only come back from so much and have the audience like the mmc but after what he did

pretending to be her protector and friend for WEEKS then just turning it off and keeping her hostage as your fucking sex slave like bitch why would we like you after that!!!!!

just a super problematic book. The only reason I finished it was because I had read the other two in the series. I gotta say the series has gone down hill since the first book. Christian in the second was tolerable but I hated him most of the book but Ronan is just a fucking monster that deserves to be alone 😡. Will not be continuing this series and will not be reading anymore of her books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Gore, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Medical content and Trafficking

reisingerovaa's review

dark lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Medical content, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Trafficking and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy, Addiction, and Animal death

danib24's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

ellezenner's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence

samberrie's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Vomit, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

marianajanuario's review

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Blood