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xxitsemxx's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
shelleysbookshelf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Not for the faint hearted, check your trigger warnings :)
anjalisudarsan's review against another edition
1.0
Yes, I read ALL the warnings and was prepared but after reading this book my eyes were just
gabydeppe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
blingping's review against another edition
3.0
Man, I have such mixed feelings. First of all, how the fuck does a published book have so many typos? Some lines were near illegible, for example, on page 576, "Mo, Fm not, St explains a lot about your Mana and her strange attachment to the house." What were the editors doing? Grammarly is free, for fuck's sake, and this book was far too expensive for me to be nice about stupid misprints. Lost half a star for incredibly easy-to-fix blunders.
The book is also obviously a shit depiction of BDSM, in the same vein as Fifty Shades. It sort of feels like what vanilla people think BDSM is actually like, and then lauding themselves for reading something so far-fetched. However, it is unclear whether this is a genuine part of the story or just a marketing strategy to gain instant clout. If it is the latter, it's working. Just like it worked for Fifty Shades, Twilight, and a million others. It's the same cheap trick, and it's embarrassing people are falling for it. Lost an entire star for this. All you had to add were safewords, consent, and aftercare, and you'd be golden. Not that hard.
Having said all this, however, I will admit this author has immense potential. The pacing of the book is phenomenal, and it's clear Carlton is more suited to writing thrillers than romance. Her style of writing is rather captivating, too---the book is really hard to put down. In addition to this, I will happily admit that the book's cover and included art are both absolutely gorgeous, so kudos to whoever designed those.
Adding all this up, the positives and negatives sort of cancel each other out, leaving you feeling baffled about what the fuck you've just read, and with the distinct aftertaste of sheer mediocrity in your mouth. I'm going to go take a long fucking drink to wash it out...and then go read the second one, I guess. I hope it gets better.
Ultimately, however, I can't base the rating for this book on the potential for better ones in the future (at least, I sincerely hope for better ones). So, it's a solid C minus. Great job, team.
The book is also obviously a shit depiction of BDSM, in the same vein as Fifty Shades. It sort of feels like what vanilla people think BDSM is actually like, and then lauding themselves for reading something so far-fetched. However, it is unclear whether this is a genuine part of the story or just a marketing strategy to gain instant clout. If it is the latter, it's working. Just like it worked for Fifty Shades, Twilight, and a million others. It's the same cheap trick, and it's embarrassing people are falling for it. Lost an entire star for this. All you had to add were safewords, consent, and aftercare, and you'd be golden. Not that hard.
Having said all this, however, I will admit this author has immense potential. The pacing of the book is phenomenal, and it's clear Carlton is more suited to writing thrillers than romance. Her style of writing is rather captivating, too---the book is really hard to put down. In addition to this, I will happily admit that the book's cover and included art are both absolutely gorgeous, so kudos to whoever designed those.
Adding all this up, the positives and negatives sort of cancel each other out, leaving you feeling baffled about what the fuck you've just read, and with the distinct aftertaste of sheer mediocrity in your mouth. I'm going to go take a long fucking drink to wash it out...and then go read the second one, I guess. I hope it gets better.
Ultimately, however, I can't base the rating for this book on the potential for better ones in the future (at least, I sincerely hope for better ones). So, it's a solid C minus. Great job, team.
moon_art7758's review against another edition
1.0
1,5/5 ⭐️
But the plot aside, the writing had me dying ngl, it giving wattpad 2020.
literally got so bored reading this that I fell asleep during it “multiple times”.
It made me hate the idea of reading. I stopped reading at chap 38 and drop a it for the first time. You won’t see me giggle and smiling reading this book, I’d be crying my eyes out of frustration and praying for my break to end just so I don’t have to read again.
Look, I don’t have high standard when it comes to book, some of my favorites were rated 3 ⭐️ on goodreads so I thought this 4 ⭐️ book would be something. But nope, the writing was cringe, I couldn’t count how many times he “barked” and “growled” animalistic-ally described in this book, I seriously had to put down it down just to stare at the wall for 15 mins every chapter and ask myself why the hell did I pick this book, goodread review disappointed me.
I’d smash my face against the bookshelf and yelled “trees died for this?” Kind of mood but it will never enough to express enough how I thought of this “masterpiece”.
(Some spoilers warning)
1. Main girl is dumb: imagine having a stalker coming over every few days just so you can grab a knife and trying to attack them KNOWING that they look like a beast and you are like a twig.
I mean.. the knife is understandable when you had nothing else to defend yourself for and it the first time you ever discovered a stalker in your house, but many nights after too?? It’s just the same repeating cycle that bored me to death and the frustration it brought on me like.. don’t they have guns? or she could use spice spray to attack him or something?
In the end it was proven that her method were dumb: dude literally threw her knife
But the plot aside, the writing had me dying ngl, it giving wattpad 2020.
literally got so bored reading this that I fell asleep during it “multiple times”.
It made me hate the idea of reading. I stopped reading at chap 38 and drop a it for the first time. You won’t see me giggle and smiling reading this book, I’d be crying my eyes out of frustration and praying for my break to end just so I don’t have to read again.
Look, I don’t have high standard when it comes to book, some of my favorites were rated 3 ⭐️ on goodreads so I thought this 4 ⭐️ book would be something. But nope, the writing was cringe, I couldn’t count how many times he “barked” and “growled” animalistic-ally described in this book, I seriously had to put down it down just to stare at the wall for 15 mins every chapter and ask myself why the hell did I pick this book, goodread review disappointed me.
I’d smash my face against the bookshelf and yelled “trees died for this?” Kind of mood but it will never enough to express enough how I thought of this “masterpiece”.
(Some spoilers warning)
1. Main girl is dumb: imagine having a stalker coming over every few days just so you can grab a knife and trying to attack them KNOWING that they look like a beast and you are like a twig.
I mean.. the knife is understandable when you had nothing else to defend yourself for and it the first time you ever discovered a stalker in your house, but many nights after too?? It’s just the same repeating cycle that bored me to death and the frustration it brought on me like.. don’t they have guns? or she could use spice spray to attack him or something?
In the end it was proven that her method were dumb: dude literally threw her knife
book_journey91's review against another edition
4.0
This book has some interesting parts. Let’s say I found new things I enjoy