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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
paperkindle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
SPOILERS REGARDING THE END: Why was Vad so long in those tunnels and what was in the river that dragged Corvina and Ajax almost down?
My reading experience makes it difficult to rate because I don't know if it feels more like two or three stars. So for the moment, I'm going with two.
TW: schizophrenia, dementia, death of parent, drugs, suicide, missing people, murder, student/teacher relationship (age gap)
Graphic: Suicide and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Dementia, 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: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, and Blood
lindsayreadsandcoffeebeans's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Murder
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, Suicide, and Murder
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: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder
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: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, 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: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy
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, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Drug use and Rape
readwithsophsx's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent