Reviews with content warning for Vomit - Unhinged

This was my introduction to the psychopath love interest genre and it is perfect for bad moods. Sometimes you just need that hurt/comfort, heartless except all my heart for you messy, sexy romance to get you through some messy, crappy, i hate everybody times.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Liam Dicosimo, who is so fantastic at doing different voices. I listened to this one driving back and forth to work and started binging the series from there.

The whole series revolves around psychopath brothers as adopted family and the boyfriends they can't live without. Thank you, I'll take at least seven, please.

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rickireadss's review against another edition

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4.0

wtf did i just read and why did i LOVE it?!!? i was literally eating this up so much and cannot wait to continue the series. adam&noah have my heart. please, please, PLEASE check the CW for this book and the rest of the series before reading. it is gruesome, made me sick to my stomach, but I LOVED IT!!

⚠️: child abuse, murder, sexual abuse, rape, pedophilia, adult/minor relationship, drug use, alcohol, trafficking, kidnapping, vomit

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jennyisrad's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

What made me read this was 80% of reviews saying, “I didn’t expect to like this, but I did!” and I really, really have to agree.

This book was a wild ride and hard to stomach at times with the content, but Adam and Noah absolutely belong together. I’m glad they found each other and that they get their HEA.

I will say, sometimes the spice felt super weird to me for the timing of it, but I guess everyone has their own coping mechanisms.

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frantic_vampire's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Goddamnit! I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with this series quite this fast, but here we are. This was so good! And I just want to reread it immediately.

I love Noah and Adam. For how fucked up this story was, they were so sweet together. I loved how Adam just kind of swept in and started taking care of Noah when his life started to implode in the worst way. And I loved how Noah in turn, was able to ground Adam whenever his temper flared towards the murderous side at inopportune times. I also loved that even though Adam is a psychopath he was willing to ask others for advice on how to help Noah when he didn’t have a clue. These two were so sweet together that I almost got cavities. I also really liked the (fucked up) family dynamics that the Mulvaney’s had. The sibling banter was top notch and the fact that all of Adam’s siblings gave (sort of) shovel-talks to Noah was priceless. And that Noah gave them back just as much shit/good natured teasing was so good!

This was the perfect start to a series that I’m already so invested in from one book. I love this family of psychopaths and I can’t wait to dive into the rest of the series! Unhinged is getting five out of five stars.

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lovelyinnature's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Please definitely take the trigger warnings seriously. While respectful (never showing any of the past in flashbacks) Noah is processing it throughout and can be difficult. Beyond the very dark themes is a genuinely caring romance. Adam and Noah may not a typical relationship but they communicate so well and care about each other deeply. Adam may not have the properly empathy for Noah but he still wants him to be okay. Also if you enjoy dark humor, this book is pretty funny. (Never about the assault.) Also the brothers were fun and I can't wait read to read their books. Definitely not a book for everyone but I deeply enjoyed it.

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pierrereads's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-paced

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? No

4.0

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alexandryareads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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unusablebooklore's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny medium-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? No

5.0

Well this was a surprise! I’m not usually a Dark Romance fan. Give me a big fluffy book bf, maybe some BDSM; this book was all that and super heavy, but wonderful. I’ll definitely be reading the rest of the series. It never felt like it was too much to handle.

I had seen comments about how Onley James has this magical ability to make heavy topics more palatable and morally questionable characters loveable. Those comment were 100% correct. Both MC’s were more than loveable and I was very invested in seeing them flourish together and I’m committed to the entire supporting cast of characters.

The subject matter of this book (rife with triggers and stomach churning topics) was still readable in a way I hadn’t imagined it could be.

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