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melaninreadss'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gun violence
Minor: Trafficking
cassidy_99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
4.2⭐️s: I was originally unsure on how I would feel about Ronan and Mila’s relationship. Obviously, in real life Stockholm syndroming this gorgeous American girl bc you hate her papa is a MASSIVE red flag…but it book world, it was borderline great. Nico’s story is still my absolute favorite of the series but Ronan’s is a close second.
Graphic: Murder
ecravens's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Child death, Addiction, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Death of parent
rensach's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Kidnapping
Moderate: Rape
booklifeisthelife's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Gun violence
aelin_morgenstern's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Child abuse, and Murder
Minor: Medical content, Trafficking, and Rape
anglerfishinariver's review
- 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? It's complicated
1.5
I'm rating this 2 stars because the spice was okay and because it was sometimes funny.
Now, so you know what you're getting into, here are some of the worst parts in the book:
"He smiled. "Three thousand six hundred and fifty-two is a sum I could only aspire to meet-that is, if we're taking leap days into account. If not, minus two, and I may have a better shot."
Did he just do the math in his head? God, that was... hot."
- Yes, because being able to calculate 365×10+2 is truly a hard calculation.
"She was giving Ronan those big dark eyes that would be impossible for even Hitler to resist."
- Do I have to add anything?
"I can take your IUD out in this alley, and we can get started right now."
- No.
"I could fight him, but now his masculine scent surrounded me and confused my senses. His warmth soaked into my skin, forcing the resistance to melt within."
- Having sex with someone you don't want to have sex with because he smells good and is warm.
A last note: This book needs trigger warnings for the shit it light-heartedly drops on you.
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Child abuse, and Slavery
Minor: Domestic abuse and Incest
one_more_chapter96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Minor: Trafficking, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
naviareadinghub'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
1.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Murder, and Gaslighting
danyclarice's review
- 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
2.0
I personally found it too difficult to suspend my disbelief when it came to Mila and Ronan's relationship. Up until about 75% into this book, the plot revolved around Ronan's sick sexual fantasies and Mila's daddy issues. I mean, cool, great- very twisted and dark- but fine I can get round that. Just please, please add something else to the plot! Everything was rushed and wrapped up at the end leaving the middle incredibly boring that made it hard to keep going.
There were a lot of side characters and side plot lines like Mila's mother, Nadia, Albert; I would have loved to have delved deeper into these characters to flesh out the main plot.
Ronan is a an absolute psychopath, and unlike Christian who took himself to therapy and showed genuine compassion, I just couldn't bring myself to root for Ronan and Mila to end up together. Fine, yes, the ending was incredibly sweet as expected of the author in this series but overall, definitely this book is an outlier in this series.
Spice Rating: 3/5
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder