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gabi_w21's review against another edition
2.0
And don’t get me started on the abundance of rape threats & jokes. Those aren’t funny nor do they make the story interesting.
Why didn’t Rika just ask why Michael was ignoring her? Why are they so stupid?
These idiots really
Graphic: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Bullying, Rape, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
vendul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
- všechno je špatně
- jedna hvězdička za to, že se u toho dá zasmát
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, and Misogyny
assesgrass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Stalking, Bullying, Death of parent, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
becflourish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Car accident, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
mejisilliterate's review against another edition
I just want to point out a recurring theme that i’ve noticed throughout not just penelope douglas’ books, but the new steamy-tik tok genre as a whole.
The idea of what consent is is majorly fucked up within all of these books. They all have scenes that are inherently non-consensual, but even bigger than that is the authors trying to convince us that those scenes are actually practicing consent.
In this book, I couldnt help but laugh at the stupidity of it all when the horsemen (stupid fucking name by the way) went through with their plan, but michael, suddenly, pulls out and isn’t ok with it because “she’s not on board” and they “only said they’d do it if she was on board”. that’s practicing consent, right? wrong! because the plan was literally to rob this woman of all her possessions, kidnap her mother and then her, hold her against her will and “make her theirs” (heavily implying they are going to use her as a sex slave, although thats never said explicitly, probably to try and convince the readers that somehow they will just be nice and kind to this girl! even though they’ve talked the whole book about “what they want to do to her”!). what kind of idiot would ever truly believe she would consent to this! the only reason michael backed out is because this freak damon almost rapes our protagonist, which michael suddenly objects to, even though the entire book damon was saying that that was exactly what he was gonna do once they kidnapped her. multiple times in this book we see damon assault girls but it’s treated as unimportant and merely a character flaw rather than a huge fucking problem that makes him a deranged lunatic. for gods sake, he knows how to roofy someone! why are you friends with this man!
as tik tok makes these types of books more known to younger people, it’s important to recognize that the depiction of a messed up form of consent has extreme ramifications. rape is never justified, ms douglas.
(look at the content warnings and tell me how the fuck this is marketed as a romance)
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
kaneiceamelia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, and Drug abuse
avialia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
chaosdemonmonster'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder
mayoush_abh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse
_terah_hansen_'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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Stalking, Rape, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Bullying, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment