229 reviews for:

Door of Bruises

Sierra Simone

4.09 AVERAGE

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loverofromance's review

3.0

I had so much hope for this installment, as the series as been building into this. I should have realized how much I really don't like this author's endings, they never satisfy me much. I had some issues with this one and most of it had to do with the ending, I really did NOT like it at all. I just really felt for Poe, her character just didn't seem fleshed with the other characters. I mean its technically a menage about three of them, but the focus is really more focused between the two males in the trio and not all three of them which I found disappointing. The chemistry and feels in the story are super solid which is what kept me going with this, because I wanted to see how things get resolved with the pairings. However, the ending is what I really did not like at all. I won't share what the ending is, but it's more of an unconventional HEA. And to be honest, the reason I read romance is NOT for unconventional HEA's haha while I appreciate what the author was trying to do here, it just didn't work for me and kinda made me angry haha I really should have read the ending first. (she did something similar with her other menage romance). But the one character out of the six friends, Beckett gets the short end of the stick. I wanted him to find something great and it just doesn't really happen for him much and felt unsatisfying. But in the future I will be reading the endings of this author's book so I am prepared.

Overall while I had high expectations, this book still left me with lots of feelings and an intense range of emotions. This author definitely knows how to write a story you can connect to, and I adored the gothic feel of the world-building. Definitely was quite a journey this series took me on and am glad that I picked them up.

annarenas's review

5.0
adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

4.5 Stars

I liked it better than #3.
Loved the mystery of The Door. Thornchapel. All of it.
Great steamy Adult sex scenes.

What keeps me from giving a full 5 stars is I needed more in a few areas. I didn't feel like we got all the answers. I also needed more about Becket at the end. I desperately needed that, so I'm pouting and showing that through my rating.

All and all, this was a Fantastic series.

While I liked and was intrigued by Ms. [a:Sierra Simone|7369992|Sierra Simone|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1547613931p2/7369992.jpg] before, this series has made me fall 'In Love' with her writing!
I can't wait to get my greedy little hands on more of her stories!
I plan on Devouring Everything she has out there!

Go ahead, call me STALKER
You will be correct!

enjoyable

This finale torn me apart, the whole series is a masterpiece, you mind will be blown, so many questions and yet not enough, Going into the series I knew it was going to be a ride of a lifetime, every book I have read so far by Sierra Simone has, they are in their own category. The story will intertwine in your mind, will have you feeling like you are in the middle of the ocean with waves crashing over you from all sides, yet you keep reading. I can't really say more about this book as I don't want to give anything away, but let's be real, if you are reading the summary for this book, either you already have read the previous ones an of course you must read this one, or you want to see if the whole series is worth reading, my answer is yes, if you know Sierra Simone you know her writing, if you are discovering her, well strap yourself and star reading. Brilliant 5 stars, definitely a WTF did I just read series that is totally worth every page.
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willdarlingg's review

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

josiee19's review

4.0
dark emotional medium-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: Yes

Wow Sierra seems to have a reoccurring theme in her books anyways I’m at the end and I’m still confused as to what just happened. The whole series was a piece of work and the theoretical stuff was a bit much but overall a good read. But the way things turned out didn’t make much sense
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whateverwalked's review

4.75
dark emotional 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: Yes