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one of my biggest gripes was the overload/dumping of side characters. i understand there is a whole “rina verse” ( i read all of jeremy’s parents origin story) but this book is specifically listed as it can be read as a stand-alone. it did not feel that way. there are SO many side characters that have their own lore/backstory that it felt like i was missing so much by not reading the other 20+ she has that come before this series. i don’t want to have to follow a massive reading order just to read 1 book that says it can be a standalone novel.
killian being a “psychopath” was the main focus of the entire book and while i get that it is what drives his character, it was so repetitive and exhausting to have it brought up every other paragraph. it was like we were being forced into remembering he is a bad guy, BUT for a reason. “he can’t help it!” sure, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t give me the ick with his behavior. i don’t need to be reminded that he has no control over his behavior multiple times in one chapter.
SA’ing the FMC in the first chapter of the book was definitely…a choice. the dubious consent throughout the book is obvious, but that first encounter….phew. i found it hard to like killian at all for the rest of the book after that.
i liked the FMC to an extent. there were some things about her that downright confused me (like wanting to commit because her family is better at their craft than her??) but most of my issues with her are MY issues. she was a fairly well written character. im glad she played into killian’s issues rather than being the clueless, ditzy type. however, i did get annoyed that she claimed he “broke her heart” by telling devlin to KHS when it should have been obvious he wouldn’t care lol. like miss girl, you know what he is like, why are you throwing a fit now that he is exhibiting the behavior you claim to be able to handle?
all in all, this was written in just a way that got my attention and im tempted to continue with the books.
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Blood
Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Killian going on and on about he is this and that was boring. I don't know if it’s great writing showing how he strokes his own ego or bad writing of “tell don't show”.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual content
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death