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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
my heart has been relocated to the pit of my stomach after this one. what a soul-shattering, gut wrencher (in the best way). the raw agony that riley endures throughout this story, let alone her past, had me torn to pieces. i love a good bully romance, and this one is GREAT. the utter torture logan, royce, and grayson put her through, has me a little weary on how RA Smythe will redeem them. that being said, the trauma and darkly disturbing pasts the boys have absolutely clouded their judgements and actions so i truly am on the edge of my seat to explore their groveling, growth and redemption in the continued trilogy!
helena walters and oliver highpoint are both newer narrators to me, and they gained an IMMEDIATE fan. their work on this narration was gut wrenchingly beautiful and the subtle nuances and changes to their narration during various scenes made me emotional!!
thank you to RA Smythe, Dreamscape Media and Netgalley for the opportunity to listen and review Frozen Hearts!
helena walters and oliver highpoint are both newer narrators to me, and they gained an IMMEDIATE fan. their work on this narration was gut wrenchingly beautiful and the subtle nuances and changes to their narration during various scenes made me emotional!!
thank you to RA Smythe, Dreamscape Media and Netgalley for the opportunity to listen and review Frozen Hearts!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Minor: Blood, Dementia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
explicit: dubcon/noncon within the harem
moderate: rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment outside of the harem
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
Yall, do these men even like Riley because it sure doesn't seem like it. This book is definitely dark and intense with taboo romance and a whole lot of drama. I typically like dark romance but I need the men to actually like the FMC. I really loved Logan at first but once he thinks Riley lied to him, he acts like a total jerk to her. I don't know, I'm torn with this book. The writing is good but none of these men are likeable to me and it made me not want to continue this series. I'm going to give this one a 3 for now but this book made me mad.
Helena Walters and Oliver Highpoint do a great job with narration!
Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for access to the ALC in exchange for an honest review.
Helena Walters and Oliver Highpoint do a great job with narration!
Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for access to the ALC in exchange for an honest review.
This was not my cup of tea. I enjoyed 1/3 of it very much even if the language was flowery and drawn out. I suppose I could just not be cut out for dark romances but now I need to know what happens even if I did skim most of the last 2/3.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
This book is dark and delicious, let me tell you. It has hockey alpha-holes, secrets out the wazoo, a shmexy stepbrother, and a tr@umatized but strong FMC. It’s a why-choose dark romance with b/u/ll/y/ing aspects and isn’t for the faint of heart. If you’ve read other books by this author, this has similar vibes. I loooved it. Riley has gone through some ✨stuff✨ and then she’s put through even more.
The plot twists are out of this world! The spice is quite nice, and I’m loving the character developments (even the ones who haven’t shown much, you can get a sense of how amazing they could be once they grow). The side characters are intriguing and interesting and deserve their own stories someday
The plot twists are out of this world! The spice is quite nice, and I’m loving the character developments (even the ones who haven’t shown much, you can get a sense of how amazing they could be once they grow). The side characters are intriguing and interesting and deserve their own stories someday
Definitely made me uncomfortable. I hope she makes them pay for what they have done.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping
Moderate: Rape, Abandonment
Minor: Dementia
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is not a bad book per se but it really took time to catch my attention enough to finish this book. Kinda in the trenches with this one but eager enough to find out what happened on the next installments.