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nokvi'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This wasn't even a romance omg I feel like that's misleading marketing. It's definitely a thriller and psychological work at best. I did enjoy reading it, all problems side so it gets a 3/5. The writing at some points is definitely beautiful if not quotable and the characters bring their best unhinged the forefront.
Greyson is... definitely a lot to digest as a Male Lead. He's not what you'll technically and tbh I think what he experiences is closer to obsession than it is to love.
Dr. Noble is the main POV for most of the book and tbh she holds well on her own. I do have small issues with how quickly she found herself being manipulated by Grayson but over all I liked her.
Can't really comment on the accuracy of the psychology, diagnoses and other Profesional jargon and the like but seems like the author knows what she's talking about
Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Torture
Moderate: Self harm, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Car accident
one_more_chapter96'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
4.75
Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Blood, Pedophilia, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Self harm
Minor: Car accident, Rape, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
jazzcone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Vomit, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Self harm, and Sexual assault
theartistreader'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent
gnlee26'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I didn’t get super attached to these characters or story. While they were interesting and the story was super intriguing (basically just a Harley Quinn/Joker reimagined) it fell flat and the ending pissed me off. I do want to finish the story but I’ll probably just end up making an HEA in my head. Grayson is definitely one of the darker MMCs I’ve read and I loved that aspect but I didn’t really feel the chemistry and the “softer” side of Grayson (even though its not much softer) wasn’t very believable. The FMC (honestly can’t remember her name rn) didn’t start out to me at all. Her
Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Gore, Murder, Confinement, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship
xoxandiexo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
rae_bookmarkchronicles's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I hated most of the dialogue. The romance did not feel believable because when things started between them they simply had not spent enough time together or even had enough straight forward conversations to develop real feelings. However, the author kept emphasizing the feelings were more than lust and I'm not convinced that they were.
A lot of the things that Grayson says were cringey af. I kept reading though because I was curious about how it would end and then I disliked the ending. I am curious about the second book but I will not be reading the second book... I'll just look up what happens lol
If you want to read this for the smut heads up that it is a very slow burn. Every time you think they will....they won't.
Graphic: Murder and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent and Kidnapping
Minor: Pedophilia
monicaaaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Torture, Blood, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, and Child abuse
Minor: Pedophilia
queencariad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Pick Born, Darkly to follow the story of a sort of Robin Hood sadist murderer and his equally fucked up psychologist.
I particularly read the end of the book as quite the Criminal Minds episode, with huge thriller/true crime vibes.
Grayson gave me the creeps— which is actually normal and reassuring, I’d say— and was uncomfortably fascinating.
London was just as interesting, as her past gets revealed layer by layer.
I “enjoyed” the closed quarters setting that covered a good half of the book and definitely helped building the tension between the characters, and the growing feeling of… being trapped.
I also appreciated how London acknowledged her attraction to Grayson all the while admitting the fact that he was a complete sadist (and that she has her own issues, too, lmao.)
My biggest complaint would be that the place is overall extremely slow, despite the book being so short.
I’m not sure I’ll read the second volume yet, but the ending did intrigue me. We’ll see!
3 stars.
Graphic: Torture, Murder, and Kidnapping
Minor: Rape and Pedophilia
nerdylari's review
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Sexual content