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dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Jeg lyttede til den, eller jeg lyttede til halvdelen af den + plus sidste kapitel, så jeg kunne markere den som færdig og omg den er nasty. Første kapitel er legit sindsygt, men jeg skal ikke komme for godt i gang for jeg lyttede jo til halvdelen af bogen alligevel. Stoppede når de sådan nogenlunde var i et reelt forhold, fordi jeg var for ligeglad til at høre resten. Killian er sindsyg på en Dexter måde (bare uden mord). Jeg lyttede til halvdelen af bogen og alligevel fik jeg ikke mere af vide om vennen, der begik selvmord, som ellers føles som noget der burde være en vigtig del af bogen. Anyways, underholdende nok, men al for lang og ligegyldig. Jeg tror også jeg holder mig væk for den her type romantik for en stund.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Went into this not really knowing what to expect. With each page, I knew even less what to expect. Killian and Glyn didn't exactly give me butterflies (but there were fireflies IYKYK). The thing about Killian is that he's a psycho. Like an honest to God, doesn't feel love kind of psycho. That didn't change. I'm actually glad. I hate those stories where the MMC doesn't feel anything until magically he does because of one person. Psychopathy doesn't just go away despite what some other books tell you. Killian stuck with his crazy. I do think that he feels affection for her but in his own way, which is a combination of possession and protection.
Every single person being tied to the Russian mob got old. It would be different if they were actually in Russia. It basically lends itself to a pissing contest between the families.
Thoughts While Reading:
🥹Fireflies 💕
🔪Lan & Killian fighting makes me think of Dexter. Just trying to out psycho one another 🤣
Favorite Quotes:
"Disasters start on black nights. Starless, soulless, sparkless nights."
"The devil works fast, but Heathens work faster."
Every single person being tied to the Russian mob got old. It would be different if they were actually in Russia. It basically lends itself to a pissing contest between the families.
Thoughts While Reading:
🥹Fireflies 💕
🔪Lan & Killian fighting makes me think of Dexter. Just trying to out psycho one another 🤣
Favorite Quotes:
"Disasters start on black nights. Starless, soulless, sparkless nights."
"The devil works fast, but Heathens work faster."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s just bad. Every other character was so much more interesting than the main characters stupid ship
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Alcohol
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
MMC sexually assaults FMC in the first scene, then spends the rest of the book convincing her that deep down she secretly liked it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship
MMC sexually assaults FMC in the first scene, then spends the rest of the book convincing her that deep down she secretly liked it.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book had me completely absorbed and obsessed with it. I read it in less than a day, and I couldn't stop thinking about it. What a rollercoaster.
This is a dark romance, and the author has a trigger warning at the beginning, and for good reason. Side note: I do notice the Kindle version (with the male cover model) didn't show a trigger warning in it. However, I read a paperback deluxe edition that did include a trigger warning for the following: non-con, dub-con, and suicidal thoughts.
This book is dark and starts that way from the beginning. There's no letting the story warm up; we jump into the scalding heat immediately. The reader is immediately pulled into the sorrow that Glyndon feels over her friend, Devlin, who's taken his life recently. She goes back to the cliff where he passed and there she first encounters Killian. Which is likely the craziest, and dirtiest, encounter she's ever had.
This story is told from both Glyndon's and Killian's perspectives. As we get to know them, and their friends and family, we learn that they attend competing universities, one American and one English. There is some mention of families not getting along, and elite clubs that are at odds with each other too. The conflict is there but doesn't seem fully developed, since these two groups of friends keep intermingling and not completely killing each other.
I think the reason that isn't more of an issue is that the real discourse for Killian and Glyndon is both of them fighting their own nature within the relationship. Killian is dealing with some more complex desires and Glyndon is walking the line between her desires and her own mind telling her to stay away.
There is a big twist at the end of this story that I did not expect or even remotely see coming. I think I had to do an actual slow blink because...what?!? It made total sense, but the author does a nice job of keeping the reader engaged with other aspects of the story.
If you like dark romance, dark academia mixed with the mafia, and an intense story, then you'll likely enjoy this.
This is a dark romance, and the author has a trigger warning at the beginning, and for good reason. Side note: I do notice the Kindle version (with the male cover model) didn't show a trigger warning in it. However, I read a paperback deluxe edition that did include a trigger warning for the following: non-con, dub-con, and suicidal thoughts.
This book is dark and starts that way from the beginning. There's no letting the story warm up; we jump into the scalding heat immediately. The reader is immediately pulled into the sorrow that Glyndon feels over her friend, Devlin, who's taken his life recently. She goes back to the cliff where he passed and there she first encounters Killian. Which is likely the craziest, and dirtiest, encounter she's ever had.
This story is told from both Glyndon's and Killian's perspectives. As we get to know them, and their friends and family, we learn that they attend competing universities, one American and one English. There is some mention of families not getting along, and elite clubs that are at odds with each other too. The conflict is there but doesn't seem fully developed, since these two groups of friends keep intermingling and not completely killing each other.
I think the reason that isn't more of an issue is that the real discourse for Killian and Glyndon is both of them fighting their own nature within the relationship. Killian is dealing with some more complex desires and Glyndon is walking the line between her desires and her own mind telling her to stay away.
There is a big twist at the end of this story that I did not expect or even remotely see coming. I think I had to do an actual slow blink because...what?!? It made total sense, but the author does a nice job of keeping the reader engaged with other aspects of the story.
If you like dark romance, dark academia mixed with the mafia, and an intense story, then you'll likely enjoy this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts
He was a douche and not in a "I'd like to sleep with him" way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment