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wii3rdo'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Body horror, Cursing, Classism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
ghosthills'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Mental illness
booklifeisthelife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Sexual content and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault and Physical abuse
chilivanilli28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence
Minor: Sexual violence
alexandryareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Blood
laureljeanreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse
jessie_h's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
shybookstagramer's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse
aromarrie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
after all the abuse & mistreatment that arlo has suffered in his life, for someone like dimitri to offer him a comfort thatās so at odds with whatās deemed the norm about psychopaths, it made their romance hit a little hard because thatās the thing with this entire series, isnāt it? weāre seeing these characters fall in love with their psychopaths and the whole thing just makes you wonder what the author is telling you with that. these characters feel safe with their lovers, they feel protected, they feelā¦loved, in a way. and i think getting to read a story in this series where we were witnessing this love at around the time where dimitri & arlo are in college offered a really well-rounded perspective that had its share of chaos like all the other books but all boiled down to these soft moments between our two main characters.
would i have loved to see more of the mulvaney family? yes. it wouldāve been so cool to see them interacting more with dimitri, someone whose mom has tried to prevent him from involving himself in any more crime, and yet he finds himself in some deep shit anyways. and so what better way to see him evolve better than with the mulvaney brothers? augustās presence in this novella is a huge factor as to what makes me wish we couldāve seen more of that dynamic, because thereās this speech he gives at the end to dimitri that hints that he could sorta be considered the ānext generationā for this project that thomas had created with his entire family.
getting to learn more about calliopeās background and how she came to even be part of this family was really interesting; so interesting, in fact, that a part of me is bitter we didnāt see more about her, either, specifically her relationship with her son, dimitri, altogether. the appealing thing about novellas for a majority of people is that they make you crave more, they make you latch onto these characters you only know for a brief amount of time and then boom!! theyāre gone. here it felt like the same thing for me, but it also kinda revealed the disheartening thing with this format of storytelling because as sweet as this overall novella was, as tense & suspensful as it was, it didnāt feel like enough? but alasā¦.
iām glad i finally read this. this was something short & quick to read right before one of my most anticipated 2022 releases drops into my kindle library at midnight, and it was a nice reading experience, too. it had its emotional moments to be honestāagain, the abuse that arlo has suffered is not to be taken lightly and seeing the effects itās had on him makes for a sobering venture into what turns into a really bloody & scary night for him and dimitri. iām just glad the two found each other, and itās nice to have gotten to see what this novella was all about.
Graphic: Sexual content and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
readingtotravel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual assault