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hehkhatea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
cielosiluminado'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? Yes
5.0
read this if you enjoy:
♥︎ dark academia
♥︎ gothic romance
♥︎ forbidden romance
♥︎ student x teacher
♥︎ preternatural, thriller, mystery
♥︎ betrayal & plot twist
the chemistry between mr. vad deverell and ms. corvina clemm was unmatched. their sexual tension?? AHHHH i adored them so much.
♥︎ favorite quotes ♥︎
“This is lust,” she whispered, trying to validate it, excuse it. “No, Corvina,” the side of his lips twitched. “I’ve known lust. This is something worse. This is a barbaric need to possess, to eliminate, to own. This is madness.”
“If this is madness,” she whispered almost against his lips, “drown me in it.”
“If this is madness,” he told her, echoing her words against her lips, “I’ve already descended too far.”
“This will last until the day roses on my grave stop sharing roots with the roses on yours,” he declared. “I will have you even in death, little witch. I am your beast. I am your madness. And you, you’re my afterlife.”
“You’re the mountain I build my castle on, brick by brick,” she whispered to him, her eyes stinging. “You stand, I soar. You crack, I crumble.”
vad will always be her Devil, her madness, her mountain. and corvina will always be his witch, his little crow, his castle. in this life, and hopefully every one that comes after.
this is the first book i've read by runyx and all the praise and hype her works get is warranted. she is a phenomenal storyteller.
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
adevilsmind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Pedophilia, Blood, and Bullying
spoerk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Also, dear author and editor... please stop using the words "fisted" or "fisting" when "grabbed" or "grappled" or any other word would do. Because damn, there was so much fisting that did not have to do with sex.
Graphic: Sexual content
flor3nce17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: Rape
thereallu_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicide
cheesybird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault, Self harm, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
curlyewe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicide
Minor: Pregnancy, Murder, Ableism, Blood, and Forced institutionalization
krystlethegreat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
1. This book reads YA, until it doesn't. 🫣
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
2. The repetition of describing the same things, in exactly the same way, a couple of pages later, really pulled me out of the story. This was both entire paragraphs and just repeating the same specific adjective/phrase closely together.
3. Some sentences just didn't make sense. Or they did make sense after you reread them multiple times, but that's just not how a proper sentence is structured.
We never find out all of the mysteries. Like big-ish things that are a constant in the storyline or an event that we never get closure on. In the author's opening letter to the reader and in the author's note at the end, this is identified as intentional. It's really just annoying. The author personally identifies with lack of answers, however writing your own story gives you the chance to create answers!
Overall, I was looking for a gothic, dark academia romance... and what I got was a poorly edited story that didn't know it's audience or what actually happened inside of itself.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Drug use and Rape
_jas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Grief