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skb163's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Drug abuse
Minor: Torture and Physical abuse
lacey_w90's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Inspired by the Wizard of Oz.
This one is seriously my favorite out of the whole series! It had just the right amount of darkness without being too dark, but it still had all the spice! I like that it was a crime/ detective type plot as well. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!
This one is seriously my favorite out of the whole series! It had just the right amount of darkness without being too dark, but it still had all the spice! I like that it was a crime/ detective type plot as well. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Drug use, Sexual content, Murder, Blood, and Body horror
hanschub's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Murder, Gun violence, Drug use, and Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Cancer and Addiction
bookboxbabe's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
tin man x elphaba was not what i was expecting and was certainly a choice
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse
leighlo_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“Don’t worry, he can still be your little lap dog, Dorothy. I’m not interested in training new bitches.”
Evie is definitely my favorite villain so far!! She is not even morally grey, she is morally black. I feel like she’s been the first TRUE villain in this series, one that really doesn’t deserve a redemption, but yet you are still rooting for her.
The spice between her and Nick was spicingggg. I think they’ve had the spiciest scenes so far that I’ve listened to (yes there is a 🔫 scene, but the chair scene in the cottage was also 🥵). Also their banter and chemistry was amazing. They had me laughing out loud.
I found it hard to believe that Evie didn’t automatically suspect Nick as being undercover though from the beginning. Yes, she had doubts about his true identity, but I felt like she blindly trusted him. Her first thought wasn’t that he could possibly be undercover and that was just out of character for her. Otherwise I loved the rest of it. The pacing was great and the ending was so cute and sweet.
“For someone who doesn’t believe in romance, you’re irritatingly good at it.”
- Wizard of Oz
- She’s the villain
- Age gap (8 years)
- Calls her “sweetheart” and “pretty girl”
- Forced proximity
- Witty banter
- Black cat x golden retriever
- Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
Evie is definitely my favorite villain so far!! She is not even morally grey, she is morally black. I feel like she’s been the first TRUE villain in this series, one that really doesn’t deserve a redemption, but yet you are still rooting for her.
The spice between her and Nick was spicingggg. I think they’ve had the spiciest scenes so far that I’ve listened to (yes there is a 🔫 scene, but the chair scene in the cottage was also 🥵). Also their banter and chemistry was amazing. They had me laughing out loud.
I found it hard to believe that Evie didn’t automatically suspect Nick as being undercover though from the beginning. Yes, she had doubts about his true identity, but I felt like she blindly trusted him. Her first thought wasn’t that he could possibly be undercover and that was just out of character for her. Otherwise I loved the rest of it. The pacing was great and the ending was so cute and sweet.
“For someone who doesn’t believe in romance, you’re irritatingly good at it.”
- Wizard of Oz
- She’s the villain
- Age gap (8 years)
- Calls her “sweetheart” and “pretty girl”
- Forced proximity
- Witty banter
- Black cat x golden retriever
- Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Gore
readyforit's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
4.25⭐️4.5🌶️
I really liked this book! Probably my favorite so far in the series and I read it in one sitting! It’s mostly enemies to lovers, has plenty of touch her/him and die moments, knives/guns to the throat. This is a wizard of oz retelling, kind of, where the author uses some names and ideas from the movie. However it’s more of a dark mafia romance where the FMC, Evelina (although they say Eveline in the audiobook), is the brains of the operation. I LOVED her character! This author really shines with her villain characters in this series, and Evelina makes me support women’s rights and wrongs. Evelina is the morally gray villain, and the youngest sister who often gets left behind. She suspects her older sister Dorothy of murdering their oldest sister nessa many years ago. Her father lets her run the business but treats her like shit bc she’s a woman. She wouldn’t call him this but her only friend is really Ezekiel (zeke in the audiobook), since he seems to be the only one who cares about her. Evie and nick have a one night stand at a bar, riiight before he’s assigned to go undercover to try to get evidence of the westerly’s drug supplier (he’s a DEA agent). Nick is your classic, I never received love so I don’t believe in it playboy (representative of the tin man). Evie’s father decided to bring in a new guy to help push jewelry? And guess what? It’s nick. Evie is a deeply mistrusting and guarded person (for good reason), but as she and nick (he’s undercover with a different name though) go on missions, she opens up to him and they realize they’re more alike than they thought. He gets in over his head and they continue to hookup, even though his in with the family was supposed to be seducing dorothy. Nick has to decide if truth and justice are worth selling out the woman he loves. The spice in this book was good, very true to the characters as well. Both evie and nick’s character development was crazy compared to the first two books in the series. The ending is pretty perfect and HEA. The extended epilogue available on the author’s website was great too. I maybe could’ve done with less poetry lmao.
I also listened along to the audiobook and both the narrators were perfect for their characters! Once again there were a few changes between the KU ebook and the audiobook, but not as severe as scarred. There were a few names changed and one passage of Dorothy and nick out at dinner that was omitted from the audiobook for some reason. Overall I really liked this book and will probably reread in the future!
I really liked this book! Probably my favorite so far in the series and I read it in one sitting! It’s mostly enemies to lovers, has plenty of touch her/him and die moments, knives/guns to the throat. This is a wizard of oz retelling, kind of, where the author uses some names and ideas from the movie. However it’s more of a dark mafia romance where the FMC, Evelina (although they say Eveline in the audiobook), is the brains of the operation. I LOVED her character! This author really shines with her villain characters in this series, and Evelina makes me support women’s rights and wrongs. Evelina is the morally gray villain, and the youngest sister who often gets left behind. She suspects her older sister Dorothy of murdering their oldest sister nessa many years ago. Her father lets her run the business but treats her like shit bc she’s a woman. She wouldn’t call him this but her only friend is really Ezekiel (zeke in the audiobook), since he seems to be the only one who cares about her. Evie and nick have a one night stand at a bar, riiight before he’s assigned to go undercover to try to get evidence of the westerly’s drug supplier (he’s a DEA agent). Nick is your classic, I never received love so I don’t believe in it playboy (representative of the tin man). Evie’s father decided to bring in a new guy to help push jewelry? And guess what? It’s nick. Evie is a deeply mistrusting and guarded person (for good reason), but as she and nick (he’s undercover with a different name though) go on missions, she opens up to him and they realize they’re more alike than they thought. He gets in over his head and they continue to hookup, even though his in with the family was supposed to be seducing dorothy. Nick has to decide if truth and justice are worth selling out the woman he loves. The spice in this book was good, very true to the characters as well. Both evie and nick’s character development was crazy compared to the first two books in the series. The ending is pretty perfect and HEA. The extended epilogue available on the author’s website was great too. I maybe could’ve done with less poetry lmao.
I also listened along to the audiobook and both the narrators were perfect for their characters! Once again there were a few changes between the KU ebook and the audiobook, but not as severe as scarred. There were a few names changed and one passage of Dorothy and nick out at dinner that was omitted from the audiobook for some reason. Overall I really liked this book and will probably reread in the future!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Violence, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, and Addiction
Minor: Alcohol
TW some pro-cop language, since the MMC is a federal agentrreyesreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, and Drug use
gwheezey's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Gun violence, Grief, Blood, Drug use, Addiction, and Murder
bem13's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Drug use, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Abandonment, and Violence
tacochelle's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I'd say this is the best so far of the three Emily McIntire fairytale retellings that I've read. Here, the woman is the dark part of the 'dark romance', and she kinda lives up to it. The Wicked Witch of the West is the daughter of a drug dealer and the one cooking them up. She's dedicated to her family and what she does, but she is also a little eager to kill people. It's nice to see a villain where what makes them evil isn't their sexist attitude towards women, and it's a shame that it's only because the villain is a woman. I can say this because the 'good' guy that falls in love with her says the same shit that the men in the other novels do. The tin man from the Wizard of Oz is a DEA agent going undercover to find the source of the really powerful drugs in the area and happens to fall in love with the mind behind it. He's a player before he meets her, and then all the misogynistic shit he says is magically gone because he loves her. Kinda fed up with that trope.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Torture, Sexual content, and Drug use
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism