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amberpatel'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Stalking, Abandonment, Bullying, Body shaming, Gun violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, and Blood
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
things100's review
- 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
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
ellezenner's review against another edition
- 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
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
molly_rose's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Incest, Torture, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Violence, War, and Vomit
r1vana's review
3.25
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>>>
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Beside that this man kept her earring with him…?!
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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.
Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Vomit, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Violence
rashellyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It’s been three days since I’ve read it and I still can’t get over Ronan. I literally think about him every hour of the day. And Mila? I’m torn between wanting to be her best friend and wanting her to just not exist.
The first 100 pages of this book was gold. I am obsessed with gentlemanly, mysterious Russians with deep pockets. So when Ronan first comes into the picture acting like a good samaritan, I’m all over it.
And then, we get to the plot twist. I won’t reveal too much but things got intense. Like, INTENSE intense. I almost stopped reading. My faith in Danielle Lori was dwindling at the very actions of Ronan who I thought I loved so much. But, despite my moral code, I kept on reading.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen and enbies, I fell in love with a fictional man who kidnapped a woman. My idea of romance is fucked up…send help. It’s safe to say that you’ll want to research possible content and trigger warnings for this book.
If you’re like me, you’ll be obsessed with everything about this book soon enough. I don’t know why my faith in Danielle Lori (my literary goddess) was cracking, considering she’s never failed me before. I mean, let’s be honest…Nico from The Sweetest Oblivion and Christian from The Maddest Obsession are perfect in every way. And Ronan…well let’s just say he could “choke me like he hates me but he loves me.”
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Blood, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Trafficking
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Medical content, and Pregnancy
anaya_reads's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Torture
michellemaas'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
5.0
Second read: 5 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
No thoughts, just complete, and utter love for this book.
I do not know how Danielle Lori got away with writing essentially the same story three times over and making it better each time but she did and now this is undoubtedly one of my favorite series ever! I am not kidding when I say that I felt the need to reread several of the scenes a mere 24hrs after completing the book.
I'm going to start with our main characters, Mila and Ronan. If you like the "Grumpy X Sunshine" trope you'll love this romance. Mila is a yellow-clad, blue-eyed vegan who hasn't experienced the world outside of her pampered and sheltered life under her father's thumb while Ronan is the leader of the Bratva with a stone-cold heart due to his traumatic childhood. Their story was beautifully portrayed and is my favorite couple in the Made Men Universe.
Another thing I enjoyed was the fact that true love wasn't the only thing needed for happiness in Mila's life in the end. There was one part in the book where Mila talked about only experiencing the inside of a house and falling in love, so if she didn't find herself that would be all she ended up experiencing. Love is great, but without other motivations such as hobbies and your job, you can still live an unfulfilled life even if you are in the most loving relationship on the planet. I love that Lori chose to include that since most romance authors make it seem that everything is cupcakes and rainbows as soon as you've found love.
Then there's Christian, Gianna, and Kat. Ahhhhhhh. I know quite a few people were sad we didn't get to see Christian as a father at the end of The Maddest Obsession but their interactions in this book more than made up for it. The Darkest Temptation takes place 2,5 years after the events of The Sweetest Oblivion and The Maddest Obsession, so we get to see Gianna and Christian as a couple who've adjusted to married life and life as parents. Also, Kat is the best character in all three books. Fight me if you must, but I guarantee you will not win. She is so sassy as well as the perfect mixture of Christian and Gianna. Every scene she was in gave me life.
Lastly, I want to give a shoutout to violence. I did not realize how much I missed the action (that included our main characters and not just the side characters) until I read this book. In the first book, neither Elena nor Nico got seriously injured and the same goes for the second book. If it's a mafia romance you know I'm either going to want a "who did this to you?" scene after the love interest sees the main character's scars or a "realizing I'm in love with you because I almost lost you and I can't stand to be without you" scene. This was the first book in the series where we got one of these and I really appreciated that.
In conclusion, you should go read this entire series (but especially this book) immediately or you will be doing yourself a disservice. I felt that the books each got better and better (so I gave The Sweetest Oblivion 3 stars and The Maddest Obsession 4 stars) but every book was great and something I'd happily reread. Go, go, go!
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Drug use
infte's review against another edition
- 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
Also i loved how in this book the "business side" wasn't just meetings.
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, and Trafficking