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Vicious by L.J. Shen

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valeria_gzz's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Edit: the biggest reason I gave this such a low rating even though it was entertaining was because there was too much “you’re mine” and not in the cute way but in the creepy way ya know? 2 These people need therapy. This was entertaining enough because of the drama. I didn’t like Vicious at all for the first 60% which good for me.

I liked that Vicious got better about expressing his feelings and knowing what he wanted, even though I still don’t think this is a good relationship. I also liked that the author showed that while he did like her he knew that the way he was going about it was completely wrong.

I don’t plan on continuing this series because I didn’t like the other characters enough and don’t want to read another bully or dark romance, I’ll stick to my fluff.

I only have a few things to add about the bully romance aspect:

I think the author could have written Vicious a lot worse than how he was written i.e. as someone who physically hurt Emilia (did threaten her a lot though which isn’t any better, it’s the thought that counts). He also could’ve been written as someone who actually hated her and then felt bad about it and started to like her, unlike how he knew of his attraction to her but was hindered by his personal issues. Omfg I just went back and skimmed the first few chapters and yeah no this guy was absolutely crazy awful to Emilia and I’m just now remembering that I thought it was so weird how even though we were in Vicious’ pov he didn’t act like he knew he liked her more like he just wanted HER (and not to be with her) it was weird.

(Original)2,5 These people need therapy. This was entertaining enough because of the drama. I didn’t like Vicious at all for the first 60% which good for me.

I think the author could have written Vicious a lot worse than how he was written i.e. as someone who physically hurt Emilia. He also could’ve been written as someone who actually hated her and then felt bad about it and started to like her, unlike how he knew of his attraction to her but was hindered by his personal issues. I’m really glad the only bully romance I’ve ever read (this one) was one where the characters were not physically abusive and hateful.

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golden_like_dior's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Actually a good dark romance with some little things that personally annoyed me.

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itsrocio's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

"Una vida dura era una vida llena de obstáculos y desafíos, pero también llena de gente que amabas y que te importaba. Una vida mala era una vida vacía. Una vida que no era necesariamente dura o difícil, pero en la que no había nadie a quien amaras ni que te importara"

Es difícil para mí calificar Vicious porque todavía no termino de decidir si me encantó o lo detesté. Más que todo porque me enganchó mucho la trama y la escritura de la autora; el libro me generó mucha desesperación y ansiedad desde la página cero, me tuvo siempre al borde del abismo, expectante. Así que, por ese lado, fue una historia que me entretuvo y me hizo no poder parar de leerla, es muy adictiva.
Peeero, por otro lado, todavía no sé que pensar con respecto a los personajes. Vicious es un personaje MUY bien escrito, me encanto, nunca se sale del guion de hijo de puta cruel e irónico. Sin embargo, al fin y al cabo, como todo hijo de puta, me generó mucha contradicción y me tuvo el 80% del libro diciendo "es IMPOSIBLE que este pibe me genere algo más que bronca, lo odio" y el resto más como "wtf en qué momento me empezó a caer bien creo que me gusta ???". A Emilia no la terminé de descifrar, porque entendía su monólogo interno y sus diálogos, pero no sus actitudes; emocionalmente me pareció un personaje muy fuerte, pero, frente a su relación con Vicious, sentí que hubo muchas acciones que se contradijeron con su personalidad y que no me terminaron de cerrar.
Los personajes secundarios no me suscitaron mucho interés, pero me dejaron con un poco de intriga, así que probablemente le de una oportunidad a los siguientes libros, a lo mejor de esa forma puedo contagiarme del hype que tiene esta saga.
Un libro que me gustó mucho en su aspecto formal, pero que, por gustos personales, no me terminó de encantar.

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