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Where are the trigger warnings though? I thought maybe it was just because I listened to the audiobook, but I checked the Kindle edition and there's none. From what I can tell there's none on the author's website either. There's SA in this supposedly spicy book, and that's the extent of the smut.
The r* culture just being accepted and acceptable was really uncomfortable. This could have done something with that narrative and spoken to what a victim goes through, but instead Olli is SA'd and it felt like the book was trying to convince us and the characters that it wasn't actually SA.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, Lesbophobia
this was not a good book for so many reasons
TW: SA, violence, EA
ok from the get go the writing in this book was very poorly edited, with many grammar mistakes and spelling errors that were just a bit infuriating. ok, not the worst thing, sometimes a given with independently published authors
but then…we get into the structure of the story. of which there is none. no plot, just interactions and this weird mystery over who and what the character is and what their past entails. I cannot begin to explain how annoying this was, and i love a good mystery mc
then we get into the men that are “bonded” with this character (the whole “why choose” aspect of this book), and this is really the icing on the cake. there is absolutely no reason why I would want any of these men except MAYBE one who isn’t even really a part of the story until somewhere towards the end. let me tell you why each mmc is bad:
- gabe: is a doormat and has no personality through the entire book and his only purpose is to be bodyguard and liaison for the other men
-north: controlling POS who does not give a fuck about the wants and needs of fmc, literally has her get a tracking chip put into her neck???? literal EA
- nox: literal r*pist. huh??? and you expect me to want to like him in the next book??? not to mention he’s her teacher???
- gryphon: doesn’t interact at all with fmc, until he does, and then he doesn’t again. like he does not care, i am convinced. also why should i care????
- atlas: the only one i gave a shit about and he was kinda cringe /:
the ending of this book was so hastily written and the action made no sense to me and i still don’t understand fmc’s power. like is it nightmares? is it death? suffering? I don’t know. all I can say is that I have more questions than answers.
i like torturing myself with bad books so best believe i will be reading the next book in this series. i love wasting my time. who knows, maybe ill dnf.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War
Minor: Rape, Grief, Death of parent
No idea what's happening the first half of the book and it took a lot of willpower not to dnf, but the action took off around the last 45 minutes of the (audio)book.
Does it sound like I hated the book? Yes. Did I? No. And I actually will read/listen to the other books because I'm sure it will get better lol.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence
Moderate: Bullying
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Abortion
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping
Moderate: Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion
Graphic: Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape
Graphic: Gun violence, Rape
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent
Minor: Kidnapping