Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Darkest Temptation by Danielle Lori

103 reviews

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.

yosita's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

5.0

HEA: Yes
Standalone: Yes (3rd book, mentions of charas from book 2)
POV: Dual 1st
12 years age gap (she's 20, he's 32)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

ella_reads_sherm's review

dark 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

2.25

A very dark romance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Vomit, and Violence

hannaspages's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

Minor: Trafficking, Self harm, and Rape

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

delery's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

i haven't felt physically violent in a while, but this book made me want to fight someone. also, made me hate the color yellow.

also genuinely have no idea how this is meant to be a romance. ronan is deplorable piece of shit and mila is a self absorbed idiot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Gun violence

crackedspinereviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

 

May contain spoilers

Review: This book is very loosely connected to the first book in this series so it took a little bit of adjustment for me to learn the characters. (We do get some scenes with The Maddest Obsession characters though so that's nice!) I love a good beauty and the beast inspired romance and this one did not disappoint. I am a huge fan of stories where the MMC speaks a language that the FMC does not, or very loosely, understands (thank you to my Kindle for the translate feature). The middle of this book was a little drawn out for me and the resolution was a little too quick in the end.

Likes: cameos from MC’s from the previous book, realistic fear surrounding kidnapping, addressing stockholm syndrome 

Dislikes: third quarter breakup, a little longer than necessary, quick resolution

Tropes: Forced proximity, rival families, kidnapping

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

katharinajoha's review

3.5

because of the nature of the book, captor/captive, my emotions were all over the place. i wanted mila to be with ronan, but then didn't because he did some really questionable things. it was crazy, messed up and yes, i was conflicted. an emotional roller coaster to say the least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

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

claravek's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking