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tj_darkreads's review against another edition
5.0
Ohemgee this book was so amazing.
This is Natalie at her finest. I absolutely couldn't put this book down the whole time I was reading it and the way it pulled me in I didn't want to miss anything.
This was one dark and twisted read by her and I loved every second reading it as well as every word.
If you like dark, twisty and just plain crazy then this book I'd recommend it, but there may be triggers for some this is just a warning.
This is just my opinion and my voluntary review
This is Natalie at her finest. I absolutely couldn't put this book down the whole time I was reading it and the way it pulled me in I didn't want to miss anything.
This was one dark and twisted read by her and I loved every second reading it as well as every word.
If you like dark, twisty and just plain crazy then this book I'd recommend it, but there may be triggers for some this is just a warning.
This is just my opinion and my voluntary review
thebookplatypus91's review against another edition
5.0
Helena, Ethan, and Declan.
This was one of the more gory books of the series so far. I definitely dry gagged on a few parts to be honest. But this was actually my favorite book of the series as well. So far.
Helena is completely twisted and mentally unstable. She finds herself needing “fix” people and her way of fixing people is quite unethical. she however finds Declan and Ethan who are two very attractive and dark bisexual guys who are looking for their perfect female to complete their relationship. The filling in their cake.
“Helena was practically begging to complete her metamorphosis. The seed was already there; it needed to be nursed for the beautiful petals of depravity to bloom fully.”
Helena has complete lack of any type of emotion. No one has ever seen her smile. And she’s been kept away from society from her abusive mother so she lacks basic knowledge on almost everything. When she goes and “fixes” her family, her supposed father that walked out many years ago comes and gets her and takes her to the Dahlia. And that’s basically where she meets Declan and Ethan who can see that she has a darkness inside of her that they are so excited to figure out.
These guys are completely drawn to her and absolutely infatuated with her.
“You know what we are? We’re family. Us three, where our own thing. We’re the endgame, we’re unique. We’re the vilest motherfuckers in this entire dinky town.”
Letting Helena have fun with her projects, they form a tight bind with eachother and despite what these guys do.. this is a romance.
You get MM/MFM/MMF.. the scenes are incredibly juicy.
This was one of the more gory books of the series so far. I definitely dry gagged on a few parts to be honest. But this was actually my favorite book of the series as well. So far.
Helena is completely twisted and mentally unstable. She finds herself needing “fix” people and her way of fixing people is quite unethical. she however finds Declan and Ethan who are two very attractive and dark bisexual guys who are looking for their perfect female to complete their relationship. The filling in their cake.
“Helena was practically begging to complete her metamorphosis. The seed was already there; it needed to be nursed for the beautiful petals of depravity to bloom fully.”
Helena has complete lack of any type of emotion. No one has ever seen her smile. And she’s been kept away from society from her abusive mother so she lacks basic knowledge on almost everything. When she goes and “fixes” her family, her supposed father that walked out many years ago comes and gets her and takes her to the Dahlia. And that’s basically where she meets Declan and Ethan who can see that she has a darkness inside of her that they are so excited to figure out.
These guys are completely drawn to her and absolutely infatuated with her.
“You know what we are? We’re family. Us three, where our own thing. We’re the endgame, we’re unique. We’re the vilest motherfuckers in this entire dinky town.”
Letting Helena have fun with her projects, they form a tight bind with eachother and despite what these guys do.. this is a romance.
You get MM/MFM/MMF.. the scenes are incredibly juicy.
kfriend's review against another edition
5.0
So Delcious
By far my favorite book of Natalie’s. We have the normal dark and macabre elements we love - seriously, friends, this trigger warning is not playing- but the love/romance here is a bit more tender than the others on the series. Our characters are dark and sinister as always, but our “heroes” are very protective and careful with our sick heroine - dare I even say gentle (relatively speaking for the series) with her. The juxtaposition makes the story that much more interesting, and the mmf theme is hot af.
By far my favorite book of Natalie’s. We have the normal dark and macabre elements we love - seriously, friends, this trigger warning is not playing- but the love/romance here is a bit more tender than the others on the series. Our characters are dark and sinister as always, but our “heroes” are very protective and careful with our sick heroine - dare I even say gentle (relatively speaking for the series) with her. The juxtaposition makes the story that much more interesting, and the mmf theme is hot af.
alexisalexander's review against another edition
4.0
This book is dark and won’t be for everyone. But I was thoroughly entertained.
navigatingfiction's review against another edition
5.0
Okay wow. This book is one of the darkest I have read, but on a completely different level. Depravity is... well... depraved. These characters are intense. And this story is just wow.
I don't even know how to describe these characters. The mfc, Helena, is this crazy contradiction of innocent and sociopath. I don't know how this author managed to pull off this combination but she totally did. Told her entire life that she has a sickness and growing up abused has left Helena confused about a lot of the ways of the world. Always expecting abandonment and constantly compelled to "fix" people and things, Helena has never fit in but instead was hidden away. After "fixing" her mother and Buddy, she is taken to live with her father and soon after meets Declan and Ethan, two men who are just as twisted as she is.
Declan and Ethan have been looking for their woman for a long time. Someone to complete them and be, as Declan refers to it, the vanilla layer in their three layer cake. As part of the Andreuo family, Declan definitely has some dark proclivities. I'm not entirely sure how Ethan became a part of it, though their friendship does go back a while, but together these two do some twisted things. The Andreuo family and the Dahlia house aren't elaborated on too much in this book, but the stuff that the family does in this place definitely left me intrigued.
When Declan and Ethan find Helena, she is everything they had hoped for. Her innocence draws them in but it's her desire to fix things that really pulls them together. They see the emptiness in her eyes, her lack of emotion and understand, and want to fill it with feelings that she's never really felt and expressed before.
Depravity, like Helena's character, is a book of contradictions. There is definitely no disputing that this book is dark and twisted, as is the romance between Helena, Declan, and Ethan. But their relationship is also kind of sweet, the way they care for her is gentle and loving, while still indulging in their dark desires.
Depravity is my first book by Natalie Bennett and it certainly won't be my last. This book has completely blown me away... the book hangover is very real right now.
I don't even know how to describe these characters. The mfc, Helena, is this crazy contradiction of innocent and sociopath. I don't know how this author managed to pull off this combination but she totally did. Told her entire life that she has a sickness and growing up abused has left Helena confused about a lot of the ways of the world. Always expecting abandonment and constantly compelled to "fix" people and things, Helena has never fit in but instead was hidden away. After "fixing" her mother and Buddy, she is taken to live with her father and soon after meets Declan and Ethan, two men who are just as twisted as she is.
Declan and Ethan have been looking for their woman for a long time. Someone to complete them and be, as Declan refers to it, the vanilla layer in their three layer cake. As part of the Andreuo family, Declan definitely has some dark proclivities. I'm not entirely sure how Ethan became a part of it, though their friendship does go back a while, but together these two do some twisted things. The Andreuo family and the Dahlia house aren't elaborated on too much in this book, but the stuff that the family does in this place definitely left me intrigued.
When Declan and Ethan find Helena, she is everything they had hoped for. Her innocence draws them in but it's her desire to fix things that really pulls them together. They see the emptiness in her eyes, her lack of emotion and understand, and want to fill it with feelings that she's never really felt and expressed before.
Depravity, like Helena's character, is a book of contradictions. There is definitely no disputing that this book is dark and twisted, as is the romance between Helena, Declan, and Ethan. But their relationship is also kind of sweet, the way they care for her is gentle and loving, while still indulging in their dark desires.
Depravity is my first book by Natalie Bennett and it certainly won't be my last. This book has completely blown me away... the book hangover is very real right now.
the_sassy_bookworm's review against another edition
5.0
Now THIS is the Natalie Bennett I know and love. This book was so deliciously f-cked-up. I loved revisiting the Andreou family (Julian, Mason, Katie). They remain, my favorite family of psychopaths, this author has written to date. This one was a bit longer than recent releases and I was glad to see that because this one had a much more developed storyline. It was told in a dual POV format (Helena and Declan). It was very well paced as well.
Of course, this wouldn't be a Miz Bennett book with a totally deviant plot. It was twisted. It was dark. It was gory. It was bloody. It had torture. It had murder. It has three completely deranged main characters. The sex scenes were smokin' hot (M/M, M/F/M, M/F). Last, it was all wrapped up in a happy for now ending. It is hinted at that there is going to be more story coming for this trio (and hopefully the entire Andreou family, and yours truly CANNOT wait!
valovebooks's review against another edition
5.0
Sweet Amazing & Twisted!
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I personally love Helena!!! Its so refreshing to have a love interest that exceeds expectations and shocks man(s) lol. I love it!!! Helena is cool and I'm glad she found home. Pretty sad. Declan and Ethan are cute and the perfect duo.. which has turned into a trio. Hearing about Julian's hope has me all the way excited!!! Love this dahlia saga!!! It brings all the dark and mysterious need we could want in a book!! Its satisfying.
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I personally love Helena!!! Its so refreshing to have a love interest that exceeds expectations and shocks man(s) lol. I love it!!! Helena is cool and I'm glad she found home. Pretty sad. Declan and Ethan are cute and the perfect duo.. which has turned into a trio. Hearing about Julian's hope has me all the way excited!!! Love this dahlia saga!!! It brings all the dark and mysterious need we could want in a book!! Its satisfying.