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torixreads's review against another edition
4.0
Umm WTF just happened? Okay this was just wild!!! and the absolute definition of anti-hero/dark romance. Lots of dub-con here so please steer clear if you dislike that. I think the blurb & other reviews do a good job of summarising the story so I won’t recant.
I’m giving this a 3.5* not because it’s not written well- I would have consumed this entire book in one sitting if it hadn’t been for having to go to work. I think for me I was missing WHY he was so into Aubrey, what it was about her that fascinated him so much. I think Aubrey really let the story down, she just didn’t give us much to work with. Overall I did enjoy this crazy psychotic love story and can’t wait to read more. I hope the next book will be Hannah with her own fella.
I’m giving this a 3.5* not because it’s not written well- I would have consumed this entire book in one sitting if it hadn’t been for having to go to work. I think for me I was missing WHY he was so into Aubrey, what it was about her that fascinated him so much. I think Aubrey really let the story down, she just didn’t give us much to work with. Overall I did enjoy this crazy psychotic love story and can’t wait to read more. I hope the next book will be Hannah with her own fella.
kaydanielsromance's review against another edition
5.0
Even If It Hurts is a morally corrupt, walking gray lines, villainous anti-hero book. This new adult, psychological, dark romance was a page-turning ride that I could not put down.
For anyone familiar with the movie Cruel Intentions, the beginning of this book definitely gave off some serious Cruel Intentions vibes, but it didn't take long for Even If It Hurts to take on a flavor all of its own.
Dare is a true psycho. His lack of empathy, high intelligence and solitary focus made his character fascinating to read. I'm not sure what it is lately about reading villainous characters and placing them in romantic stories, but I LOVE IT!! The concept is brilliant and I love how on the edge it made me, as a reader, want to keep reading, but Dare seriously makes you stop and wonder what's going on in his head, because he’s possessive AF and his notions of love are very real to him, but very outside of the norm of society.
Aubrey, once she honed in on Dare’s lack of a social compass, had to make a decision on if her love for him was worth her own moral weight. A good girl who wants to lives with her dark Prince, but is she willing to give up what society calls normal rules.
What a concept.
Dare is, I'll say, in a relationship with another girl, although she is more of a sociopath, which is what gives this book the Cruel Intentions vibe. Anae gives Dare a task to make Aubrey fall in love with him, but that task involves a lot more than just that. Dare being the psycho he is, finds Aubrey fascinating. Like any serial killer I suppose, he becomes obsessed, but I'll just leave the rest of his villainous traits for you to discover because Dare is a thrill to read and needs to be enjoyed.
Aubrey, if nothing else, I would have liked her to have a bit more backbone, but knowing Dare's character, her nativity and sunshiny personality is what draws him in and keeps him interested. So, while personally I would have enjoyed for her to open her eyes to his dark and devilish ways, in the end they probably wouldn't have worked if she wasn't who she was.
Even If It Hurts is a mental thrill ride. I really never knew what Dare or Anae was going to do which made it exciting and page turning to read.
For anyone familiar with the movie Cruel Intentions, the beginning of this book definitely gave off some serious Cruel Intentions vibes, but it didn't take long for Even If It Hurts to take on a flavor all of its own.
Dare is a true psycho. His lack of empathy, high intelligence and solitary focus made his character fascinating to read. I'm not sure what it is lately about reading villainous characters and placing them in romantic stories, but I LOVE IT!! The concept is brilliant and I love how on the edge it made me, as a reader, want to keep reading, but Dare seriously makes you stop and wonder what's going on in his head, because he’s possessive AF and his notions of love are very real to him, but very outside of the norm of society.
Aubrey, once she honed in on Dare’s lack of a social compass, had to make a decision on if her love for him was worth her own moral weight. A good girl who wants to lives with her dark Prince, but is she willing to give up what society calls normal rules.
What a concept.
Dare is, I'll say, in a relationship with another girl, although she is more of a sociopath, which is what gives this book the Cruel Intentions vibe. Anae gives Dare a task to make Aubrey fall in love with him, but that task involves a lot more than just that. Dare being the psycho he is, finds Aubrey fascinating. Like any serial killer I suppose, he becomes obsessed, but I'll just leave the rest of his villainous traits for you to discover because Dare is a thrill to read and needs to be enjoyed.
Aubrey, if nothing else, I would have liked her to have a bit more backbone, but knowing Dare's character, her nativity and sunshiny personality is what draws him in and keeps him interested. So, while personally I would have enjoyed for her to open her eyes to his dark and devilish ways, in the end they probably wouldn't have worked if she wasn't who she was.
Even If It Hurts is a mental thrill ride. I really never knew what Dare or Anae was going to do which made it exciting and page turning to read.
ggainer's review against another edition
Bad writting; childish MC; bad ‘i’ll make her fall in love with me just so his gf can get revenge’ plot
poisonic's review against another edition
ML had a wife and had children with her, it was only revealed in the other book, ML also lived with these 2 women at the same time.
ravereview's review against another edition
1.0
maybe this is just me, but i like my MMCs with some redeemable qualities lmao. either i’m blind as a bat or this dude had not one redeemable quality in sight.
i love the rina kent type asshole and the questionable shit as much as the next girl, but i genuinely couldn’t find one reason why aubrey would like this dude….. make it make sense !
i love the rina kent type asshole and the questionable shit as much as the next girl, but i genuinely couldn’t find one reason why aubrey would like this dude….. make it make sense !
leolurena's review against another edition
4.0
DNF. Aubrey is insufferable. We're supposed to believe a girl who is smart enough to take care of her cancer-stricken mother, work, and study full-time isn't gonna be independent and smart enough to poke holes in all the mf lies Dare spouts?
The car? Maybe call the shop yourself.
His relationship with Anae? Maybe listen to Anae's step sister and others first hand account.
I wanted to like Aubrey, but she's worse than a Mary Sue. She's inexplicably stupid.
The car? Maybe call the shop yourself.
His relationship with Anae? Maybe listen to Anae's step sister and others first hand account.
I wanted to like Aubrey, but she's worse than a Mary Sue. She's inexplicably stupid.
princessc0nsuela's review against another edition
5.0
”He covers my mouth before I can say another word. Fear shoots through my veins, a reminder of the other night when he held his hand over my mouth and touched me even though I wasn’t sure he should. […] I kiss his palm. He watches me. I watch him back. I kiss the hand covering my mouth again, and then I turn my head and kiss his fingers, offering tenderness instead of resistance.”
i never had my head so much f*cked with... i stayed up all night reading this book and couldn’t put it down. i haven’t read something that twisted in so long and this book delivered - well, dare delivered and no redeeming qualities in sight. <3
i never had my head so much f*cked with... i stayed up all night reading this book and couldn’t put it down. i haven’t read something that twisted in so long and this book delivered - well, dare delivered and no redeeming qualities in sight. <3
angel_nicolai's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75