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Torn by Carian Cole

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oreoluwaaaa's review against another edition

3.75

3.75 ⭐️s.. this is a tough one… i came across this on tiktok bc the premise was so wild- a guy falls in love with his goddaughter- yet the reviews were mixed. I would have thought the outrage would be too much, so I got curious as always. The premise still irks me, however (and i can’t believe im saying this) there is a cute story somewhere. He really should have not crossed the line, but the context surrounding her make a romantic relationship like this somehow feasible (if i squint hard) which a 300+ page book immersing you in everything would do. In real life it’s a hard no for me.. he is 15 years older than her and was basically her father: he took care of he; it’s just too weird man… he could have been younger and she, older… and been a neighbour or sth who grew up with her and we could have had the same story without the deep power imbalance and exploiting the natural paternalism that arises in a situation like this (which shows up in romantic contexts, so i can kinda sorta understand but omo..

moon_art7758's review against another edition

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1.0

Yeah honey it’s not forbidden romance, it’s illegal.

lindsmagee's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

millie_b18's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.5

victoriamariad's review against another edition

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1.0

Jeg vil herved dedikere resten av mitt liv til å bygge en tidsmaskin så jeg kan gå tilbake i tid og aldri ta utfordringen til å lese denne boken. Hvis du ikke føler du har blitt traumatisert nok i ditt liv vil jeg anbefale å lese denne.