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an_apollinaria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Incest, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, and Alcohol
hq_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I enjoyed the plot as well, I though the scene in the nursery was really creepy and the author did a great job of creating a tense atmosphere during the moment with the Thief. It was a perfect balance of disturbing and mysterious and I’m excited to see where the story goes.
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 for spice - it was quite good. The slow burn was great and I absolutely swooned when he said “you didn’t think the king of night would just be gentle did you?” 😮💨🥵
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Rape
Moderate: Mental illness and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Pregnancy
hannahs_library__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit
tanadeet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship
katvou'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture
Minor: Vomit
bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Stalking, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Cursing, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting
kellicat94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Torture, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Pregnancy, Slavery, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Bullying, Grief, Physical abuse, and Stalking
jen1804's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The age of Callie when she first meets the bargainer and starts spending so much time with him is a little problematic, why couldn’t Laura Thalassa have made Callie a few years older and that whole problematic-veering-on-the-line-of-child-grooming-thing could have been avoided. I get that Callie refers to him as acting like a nun around her when she’s younger etc etc and nothing technically ever happens between them until he returns later on when she’s 24, and it’s explained that the moment they met he knew she was his mate which is why he kept coming back to spend so much time with her, but that he wouldn’t let himself touch her because she was so young - so guy’s obvs got standards, but it still feels a bit morally grey to me.
The plot itself is kinda bizarre, I don’t feel as though there was quite enough world building or character development along with the narrative for the plot to wholly work. Everything seemed to happen so very quickly! There wasn’t enough detail in the scenes for me to fully grab hold of time passing or relationships growing or fear building etc. it all felt really rushed, when the equilibrium becomes disrupted for example, it’s not for very long.
I’m not in love with Callie/Des’ relationship the same way I am with other book couples because I just don’t feel I have enough depth from the characters yet. I will continue with the series though and will see how things progress.
Satisfactory ending? Meh.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol
Forced pregnancyhannibanani29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
Minor: Homophobia and Slavery
booksofautumn'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
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Slavery
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence