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carolinareadz'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: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Torture
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Animal death
Minor: Infidelity
giannareadsromance's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Self harm
bia16'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault
risquish'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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Gun violence, and Confinement
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Grief, Blood, Abandonment, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Murder, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Minor: Animal cruelty
lea_talisa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
There are a lot of setbacks and the book ends with a Happy Ever After.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Confinement, Rape, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Murder, Miscarriage, Animal death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Grief, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, and Infidelity
whatjasread'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
3.5
• definitely going to stay with me for a long time
• not really a fan of the miscommunication, many times I wished things would’ve just been stated plainly
• Mandy sucked so badly I don’t think I could ever deal with someone so self centred
• pretty sure I had tears in my eyes the entire time I was reading this
• enjoyed dean’s character development but still some moments where I didn’t care for him, mostly in the first part
• really not a fan of pick me girls so Cora was not the best character in my opinion although she did get slightly better as the book progressed
• super complex, moments where I had mixed feelings and could see both sides of arguments
• understood the need for connection and familiarity and understanding but still don’t think the cheating was necessary
• also don’t know why he ended up with Mandy based on his high school experience lol
TWs: Alcoholism, smoking, bullying (before book), kidnapping, murder (before book), torture, sexual assault (in book), spiking (before book), serial killing, physical abuse, discussion of miscarriage, animal abuse, PTSD, cheating, pet euthanasia, self-harm, death of parent (father, before book, heart attack), dementia, attempted suicide (overdose), nicotine withdrawal
Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
Minor: Dementia and Bullying
cait'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
4.0
Wowowowow.
That's it. That's my review.
Okay. I have a little more.
This is a dark romance. It's entirely composed of triggers, so go into the story with that awareness.
The story begins when, after discovering her wallet's been stolen and with no one else to turn to, Cora calls her sister's douchey fiance, Dean, for a ride home from a bar late one night. They never make it. An unknown number of hours later, Cora and Dean wake up chained in a musty basement and facing horrors they could never imagine. They've been kidnapped by a serial killer known as The Matchmaker, who always takes his victims in pairs, manipulates them into falling in love with each other, and then kills them in front of each other.
Not, of course, that Cora or Dean realize this. They've never heard of The Matchmaker. No one has. But now, living in hellish torment, these two mortal enemies have only each other left to rely on.
This book was incredible. These characters were wonderful. I loved this so much more than I imagined I would!
Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Medical trauma, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
driv11'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
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, and Emotional abuse
etdavenport'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
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Cursing, and Death
sammba'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
4.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Miscarriage, and Alcohol