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one_more_chapter96's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Toxic relationship
novellearts'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
4.0
That being said, I liked Alina a lot as a character, I liked Silas a lot less. There were some really hot scenes and there were some that I didn't care for. I will say that I personally hate when books include any version of knotting. I find the concept repulsive and invasive especially as the books that include knotting usually love to use it as a "surprise."
“I’m sorry,” he whispered, kissing the skin on my shoulder and up to my neck, his fingers tangling in my hair and keeping me in place, pushing his hips firmly into mine. “You said you wouldn’t,” I breathed. “I lied,” he said lowly. “Why?” “Because you are mine.” - Quote of Silas and Alina's conversation after he knotted her, saying that he wouldn't and that he "doesn't do that to humans."
I did mostly enjoy the banter in this book, but I wish that it centered more around Alina's job and her actually poisoning men.
The Poisoner story felt incredibly reminiscent of Haunting Adeline to me. It just felt like a vampire version. Though I will say, I liked this story more than Haunting Adeline and I liked the characters much more. I also kept finding myself wishing that Alina would just end up with Phoebe, because let's be honest, that would've been much better than Silas or Viktor.
The ending of this was unsatisfying to me as well. It was so rushed and incredibly open-ended. We didn't learn as readers how
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cannibalism
thombe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Cannibalism
2j4d3's review against another edition
Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment
dezzella's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I think this book had a cool concept - a woman killing vampires via poison. However this did not hit very high for me. There are lots of dark things in this book (stalking, death, poisoning, SA, etc.) so I would suggest looking up the warnings before continuing to read this book.
My biggest gripe about this book is that it feels to vague the entire book. It doesn't feel like characters, emotions, setting, or plot are described fully, instead things are left vague and the reader has to infer. Because of this, I ended up not caring for any of the characters or situations. Also, while many people consider this a dark romance I would say that there is very little actual romance. There is spice, yes, but majority of the book is focusing on the characters stalking/being stalked and doing some academic studies. I feel like some of the plot points came out of nowhere, and I wasn't sure whether I had read it wrong or if it just wasn't hinted at earlier. While I do enjoy dark romance, there were also a couple scenes after the halfway point that gave me an ick/did not sit well with me (I'll avoid mentioning for spoilers).
I liked the first couple of chapters but after the halfway point I kept reading only to see if things eventually tied together or started to make sense. To me it did not, and left me disappointed by the end.
Overall, concept was cool but I think the execution was too vague and the characters were not built up enough.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
regent_ace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
isabelleroyall's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
emmydoil's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
denacolada's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
pissylissy666's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I’m not really sure how I feel about this one tbh — I enjoyed it. It got my emotions going. I love the twisted “vampire” snake combo. I love the gothic tones and mystery. There were a lot of pitch black elements — like time to read something light hearted so I don’t find myself too focused on the darkness — but overall I loved the story. I rate 4 stars because it just didn’t have the ending I wanted 😭😂 I know that’s rough but I feel like we (the readers) went through a lot with little clarity at the end but also when is book 2 coming out???
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, and Stalking