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Red Thorns: Special Edition Print by Rina Kent

19 reviews

mrsgames2u's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Whoa. If consensual rape fantasy is a trigger for you, do. not. read. this.

It’s an interesting dynamic to read about. Sebastian is like many of Kent’s antisocial MMCs but he met his match in Naomi Chester. Her traumatic past has led her to only accept rough sexual encounters with Sebastian which fits his dominant violent personality. Unfortunately, Naomi discovers Sebastian’s secret that ruins it all and men from her mothers past have finally caught up with her.

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darknesslighttt's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

🐚 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 🐚

𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: dark, mafia, touch her & you die, college

𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀: r*pe, violence, body shaming, bullying, cancer, emotional abuse

Sebastian is dark and twisted, but he also has a sweet spot, which is Naomi. He accepts a bet from Reina that has something to do with Naomi, but in the end he falls deep and hard for her. Naomi is sassy and I loved her sarcasm, but she also has something dark in her. She is a little anti-social, hence why her mother wanted her to be a cheerleader.

I loved the chemistry between them, and that Rima put some Japanese themes in the story. Naomi was half Japanese, and both her and Sebastian liked anime. The spicy scenes are hot, but that’s not something new, we already know that Rina knows how to write them very well.

The book and on a cliffhanger, and I can’t wait to read the second book in the duology. I have a feeling that we will find way more information and the truth in that book.

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molslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

wow, it's hard to find characters who make me personally feel seen but that's how it felt with naomi. i loved her so much and i loved how, even when she developed feelings for Sebastian, she never lost her bad bitch vibes and she always defended herself which is something some girls in books tend to lose when they fall in love. this book simply made me hate reina even more than i thought i could but the ending has me super excited for the second book and i can't wait to get started right away!!

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krystalframe's review against another edition

2.0

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anaya_reads's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Honestly was a fever dream but definitely read trigger warnings. There were some good plot twists but if you pay attention you can see them coming. Hella smut tho.

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ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

So uncomfortably good!

That’s all I have to say!

Wait never mind, read the trigger warnings because this is a doozy!

And it also leaves on a cliffhanger! 😭

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kat1105's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 71%

Dnf at 71%. I wanted to like this book and the characters but there were just too many problems I couldn't get past.

The main characters in this book are supposed to be in their fourth year of college but the characters and setting feel more like a highschool. The interactions between the cheerleaders is reminicent "Mean Girls" and not in a good way.
The best trope in this book doesnt make any sense and is very poorly executed.
What was the point of the penpal subplot. The penpal comes up twice and the letters add little to the story overall. The letter responding to Naomi's confession about having CNC fantasies was hard to read and perpetuates alot of negative stereotypes about people who engage in CNC. (They are crazy, messed up, wrong, need therapy...) None of which are true.
On the topic of CNC... it is very poorly and unrealistically executed in this book. In BDSM consensual non-consent is considered edge play for a reason. If not done carefully it can cause serious physical and psychological harm to both parties. CNC is not something you jump into with a partner becuase you "just know" they will be into it. Forcing yourself on someone saying no without prior discussion, negotiation and agreement is rape. The first time Naomi and Sebastian have sex it is not CNC it is rape. He breaks into her home, shuts off the lights and forces himself on her while she is bleeding and begging him to stop. He gives her a safeword and claims he will stop it she uses it but there was no negotiation of that safeword and he refuses to allow her to set any boundaries or limits for the encounter. This was not CNC this was rape that he gaslights her into believing was consensual. Later on in the book it is made clear that using her safeword would harm their relationship. Safewords are sacred and using a safeword should never have negative repercussions on the relationship as a whole. I knew going into this that there were dark themes to this book and not all aspects of healthy BDSM would be followed but this book takes it too far. This book doesnt tow 00⁰000 the line between CNC and rape it blows right past it and then tries to gaslight you into thinking it didn't and it perpetuates alot of harmful stereotypes about people with a CNC kink in the process.