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Hideaway by Penelope Douglas

31 reviews

nineinchnails's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

for the most part i did prefer this to corrupt (i found the characters a lot more interesting) but for some reason their romance didn’t really click for me. i think it was because there was so much focus on damon (don’t get me wrong i love that too) that developing their relationship kinda took a backseat and made this book feel like a prequel for damon’s book. despite not feeling much for the relationship i did love the MCs in this book and the book in general but i don’t think it holds up as an independent romance as well as its predecessor so it might be a disappointing read for people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Incest, Addiction, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Minor: Animal cruelty and Abandonment

bookameme's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

Kai and Banks Are Crazy Hot

Quote:📖

“We’re only ever good, because there are consequences.”

Thoughts: 💡

This was my second read through and I forgot how much I loved this book. Angsty romance, dark themes, and taboo smut scenes make this series iconic. The schenagains Kai and Banks get up to are crazy hot with an intense push and pull relationship. 

Berkley is re-releasing the first three books in the series and I’m incredibly excited to read them again. 

Writing Mechanics: ✍️

The writing in this series is designed to be dramatic, and it works. The book is told in first person present tense dual POV, but it hops timelines to show you flashbacks and help you piece through the history to understand the story. The smut scenes are pretty wild and if you don’t like it a bit twisted, taboo, and graphic then this one probably isn’t for you. 

I personally love these characters, they’re completely broken with tragic pasts and some really dark ideas, but they pull together to be one another’s life lines. I think the reason I hated Nightfall so much is because I love these characters so deeply. This book and the others in the series paint the characters as extremely morally gray but with a deep ability to forgive, after meeting out a healthy dose of revenge.

Fun Bits:

⚜️ Wild Secrets 

⚜️ Painful Pasts

⚜️ Morally Grey Characters 

⚜️ Wonderful Side Characters 

⚜️ Standalone Romance, Series Long Plot

⚜️ Super Hot Smut In Some Taboo Places

Important Note:✨

This is book 2, this is a standalone romance, but the plot stretches over the whole series.

Full Content Warning:⚠️

Violence, Abuse, Religious Desecration, Death, Mentions of CA & SA & Child SA, Abandoment, Drugs, and Alcohol, Very Dark Themes

Stats:📊

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Characters 💙💙💙💙💙

Romantic Suspense: Hidden Identity, Forced Proximity, Second Chance, Morally Grey, Enemies to Lovers, Found Family

Dual POV

Violence, Abuse, Mentions of CA & SA⚠️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse

lauryneball's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Violence, Self harm, Rape, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Animal cruelty

booklloveer101's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

souris_de_bibliotheque's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, and Violence

krishnaoo3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Cursing

bigbookslay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

KAI AND BANKS ARE THE LOML

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Incest, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Misogyny, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse

dkgreads's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

For a book that’s supposed to be about Kai, it sure seemed like it was more about Damon than anything. It was also really sloooooooow. And there was, like, ZERO chemistry between Kai and Banks. This one didn’t really do it for me. On to the next I guess…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Death of parent, Rape, Self harm, Pedophilia, and Animal cruelty

lindslikesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• 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

Banks and Kai are such captivating characters. Hideaway was just as suspenseful as the first book in the Devil’s Night series. 

This dark romance series is becoming one of my all time favorites. And the audiobook is so good. The narrators bring these characters to life in this dual narration. Exactly how I’d imagine their voices. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

Tropes: primal, vir gin, reformed player, contract, forced prox, voyeurism, exhibitionism, second chance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

kaylabrotzman's review against another edition

dark tense

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse