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juliaskzy's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Honestly I loved the way this was written. The tension was good, it felt like a thriller. I thought it would be a lot more disturbing than what it was but that might be due to my refusal to envision the fucked up parts.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Vomit
awil_23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Sexual assault, Murder, Gore, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Rape, Child death, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury
readyforit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is a dark, dark, dark romance that involves non-consensual sex scenes between FMC and MMC, her stalker. Do not read if you are not in the right headspace or have any of the triggers mentioned. I don’t think anyone should read this unless their frontal lobe has developed.. maybe not even then. It’s especially heavy on child sex trafficking. These parts were hard to read through. Honestly idk how to feel about the non-con relationship. You know it’s obviously wrong but you find yourself rooting for the antagonist in the end, trying to find any sort of silver lining. It’s like I got Stockholm syndromed too. I generally liked the plot, and I’ll read the sequel since it ended on a cliffhanger, but I probably won’t reread due to the intense dark themes. I’ve read dark romances before and they’ve always come with a little fluff to balance out the spice and darkness. This didn’t really feel like a romance to me, it was all based on her fear. There’s dark romance, and then there’s this book. I’d say MMC leans further black on the morally gray scale. If you took the “romance” out of this, it would be more of a thriller/mystery, so it got stars for that bc I liked that part of the plot.
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Rape, Stalking, Blood, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Infidelity
Minor: Vomit
kaserjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Murder, Trafficking, Rape, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Death, Child abuse, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Vomit, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Self harm
corallydeer's review against another edition
- 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
Very curious now to see how I'll handle the second book.
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Cursing, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Murder, Rape, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Confinement, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Slavery
Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism
The amount of content warning tags makes it hard to explain them all, so for simplicity's sakekittykyra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Child death
Minor: Vomit and Car accident
bialosqrska's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Minor: Trafficking, Vomit, Cursing, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Car accident, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, and Child abuse
sydneyglickman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol
kaileyhanrath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Child death, and Trafficking
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Child death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Infidelity, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit