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The Sinner by Shantel Tessier

28 reviews

thelibraryoflovelythings's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Bro just r words her the whole book and they’re both ok with it 🤨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War

mard3ytv's review against another edition

3.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Good lord, you better hang on cause it is a wild fucking ride. I can’t believe I finished it, but I did. 

If you like “DARK just for the sake of it being dark I bow down to you. I was having a hard fucking time after the plot twist when we found out that Elli’s dad was a fucking twin!! Good gracious 🫢 I should have been expecting it since it was so off the walls crazy!! I was intrigued by Elli but it started getting crazy after all of the drugs she had… that girl would be barely functioning… she’s not that big. Anyway, Sin & Elli were alright… I just wish there was more things in it that made sense.  Spice was fine 👍🏾 

Spice was definitely there, and if you are into forced intimacy this is probably the book for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

katto06's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

lexrae33's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

baylakressi's review against another edition

2.25

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting

I liked the Ritual, didn’t like this one. Didn’t find either character likable, and there is quite detailed scenes involving grooming, rape, pedophelia, etc. (I’m not easily put off in regards to dark themes)

peyton5907's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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BOOK REVIEW : This book was an absolute rollercoaster for me, beginning with the smut and ending with the plot. After falling in love with “The Ritual”, I damn near screamed when I found out the world of the Lords wasn’t over. Sin and Elli were so perfectly fucked up for each other that I couldn’t help but find myself drawn in, the ballance between Sin’s Little Demon and Elli’s Devil providing the sweetest aftertaste. I’ll admit, there were times where I had to pause due to the intensity of the content (something that very rarely happens), however that didn’t deter from the painful beauty overall. I certainly plan to re-immerse myself within Barrington University soon.

“When I burn the world down and they ask me why, I’ll tell them the devil asked me to do it. And I wanted to make him proud.”

The only thing that would’ve made this book better for me is a genuine heart to heart moment between Sin and Elli. I know that may not be the way these two function, but I couldn’t help but find myself longing for something sweet and out of character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Kidnapping, Death of parent

Minor: Self harm

liber_draconis's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

rmorairty's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book is a hard read, make sure you revie the TWs before you start. There are toxic characters so please don't think you're going to get a healthy read. It's definitely an emotional roller coaster all the way to the end.  The main female character goes through so much and your heart breaks for her. It's a long read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism