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pam_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide
Minor: Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, and Alcohol
_kirby_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I went through similar trauma to Tiernan and I connected with her. I too had my moments where I just wanted to be loved and looked for anyone to make me feel good & feel loved because I never felt like I was loved by my father or anyone else in my life other than my mom - like tiernan with her parents.
It may just be me but I didn’t think this was anything too crazy regarding dark romance but to each their own. If you are triggered by abuse, death of parents, aggressive male behavior, lots of sex and even scenes that are on the verge of rape, don’t read this book.
The character development is great in my opinion and to see all of the characters help eachother heal their trauma is awesome! Regardless of how that healing is done.
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Incest
sbordo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Alcohol, and Violence
ali_sun's review
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
cheeserue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I have mixed feelings about this one. it was entertaining enough to pull me in and want to finish reading, but also the characters made me want to scream.
Tiernan is a meekly little thing who's never felt the love of her parents, not because they weren't there, but because they are too far up each other's asses to care about the fact that they chose to have a child. this causes her to not develop a personality or any self survival skills. she ships herself off to her "uncle" whom she's never met and barely heard of.
the boys are a combination of a 40somthing year old 'step' uncle who fucks the 25 y/o neighborhood skanks, a who psychopathic mute who immediately tried to rape her upon meeting, and Noah who I kinda liked.
I will never understand why she chose keleb, they barely spend time together and when they are in the same room he has the most red flags out of all of them. you could play a drinking game with all the shitty things he does to her; but for some reason she forgives every little thing he's done the second she finds those books.
I'll give it to Penelope, she did have me feeling a bit for him while I was reading those 'journal' entries, however his trauma and inability to speak does not cancel out how toxic he was the whole book.
that threesome scene had me sweating like a sinner in church.
don't even get me started with the ending. automatic loss of star for pregnancy trope, not all stories need to end in a marriage and kids.
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Bullying, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
dnsbrky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Violence
edietz22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Grief, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
amberlynnnnn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship
abbysingh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Incest, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual harassment, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Gore, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
mproper1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I would not recommend someone read this without reading the content warnings first!
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Blood
Minor: Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt