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dqueen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
pizzzzzzzzi's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Sexually explicit, yet very intellectual. A perfect duality.
I gave it 4⭐️ because it's too slowburn for my taste but maybe it must be that way for the trilogy to continue on.
I gave it 4⭐️ because it's too slowburn for my taste but maybe it must be that way for the trilogy to continue on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Drug use
jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, and Violence
ravensandlace's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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Holy cow, did I love this book. I honestly figured I would since it mentioned heists and some other risque things. This is what 50 Shades of Grey should have been. Don’t get me wrong, I loved 50 Shades but it was lacking something for me. And I learned what it lacked: violence.
Okay, that sounds kind of bad. What I mean by violence is I wanted Anna to take control of herself like Judith did. I suppose Anna did take control after a while, but the way she did was just annoying and convoluted. Judith, after a while, found her voice and decided she didn’t want to take crap from anybody anymore. She took control and decided enough was enough. Even when I thought she had finally met her match, she had another trick up her sleeve. I loved that.
I love how unapologetic Judith was about herself. She was open about her sexuality. She loved having sex and didn’t care that it was't considered proper. She was herself and I enjoyed that. Judith is the definition of an antihero and I rooted for her during the entire story.
The only negative thing I have to say is about the plot. I was expecting an actual heist like the synopsis mentioned. Think the Gardner Museum heist (look up the Buzzfeed Unsolved True Crime episode to get an idea of what I’m talking about). That’s what I wanted to see happen. And that didn’t happen. It was a different type of heist. I still enjoyed it, don't get me wrong, but it was just like misleading.
Overall, a seriously fantastic book. It was very dark with some well done sex scenes and an awesome MC. If you enjoyed 50 Shades of Grey and/or Anne Rice’s Beauty series (which I also highly recommend), you will love this book. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book, which I happen to have. I found it at a Dollar Tree, if you can believe it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
There is a lot of slut shaming involved with this book. It is often not challenged.
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