Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Viciously Yours

The disclaimer at the start of the book does warn you that this probably won’t be the most brilliant writing or story you’ve ever read and it was right, so I can’t really mark it down more because it knew what it was trying to be. Some parts were quite good and felt like a real fantasy book and others were pretty cringe / awful / rushed.

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livwestland's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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kristilarsen's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

pwp and it was perfect

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hapalyn's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

While the preface does say it’s not a literary masterpiece and won’t have great plot, I think the pacing of this book was somewhat criminal. If it had been fleshed out better, and the character relationships had more chemistry it would’ve been a better read. If there's going to be no plot (which lots of good books don't have btw!) then at LEAST write the characters well - or even DECENTLY.

And by that I mean the first 25%(?) was about the characters growing up and a one-sided pen pal situation. I think the characters' personalities could've shined more if there was mutual writing or just more scenes from youth. The miscommunication was kind of chaotic, and the resolutions were honestly unhinged in an "this gives me the ick" way. The side characters' were certainly there just nothing important... besides Ora, who is just an archetype for delusional crazy girl who wants the MMC.

I think that all of the characters would be interesting if they had a chance to shine with some more interactions, build-up, tension that makes sense....., and healthy conflict. I'm just baffled at the entire thing really. And their ages... whew... "25" but make it mentally 16. The entire thing felt off.

Also it was personally too sexual for me (which is fine if the rest of the book held up lol), especially given the insta-love and lack of chemistry. It just made it not feel like genuine attraction (on top of the fact that I don't think we got almost any character description of the MMC besides "HE'S HUGE!!!"). I think if the author had sat for about five more minutes she would’ve been able to be a bit more creative with the work, and it would’ve been more immersive and interesting let alone tolerable.

I found this book through the author's Instagram reel advertising it, and I expected something sweet with some angst and morally gray, but it was just a weird (somewhat creepy) obsessive and flat read.

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georgiaisreading's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

It’s exactly like the author notes at the beginning- this was an enjoyable smutty romance (with not much plot ).
Interesting world - I’d honestly like to know more about it.

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hellxriver's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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