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maskihaan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
glutenfreemaggie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
If you’ve ever been SA-ed (like me) don’t be stupid (like me) and read this book.ssakara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
abundance_of_fiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I went into this duology seeing it all of insta and booktok as a gritty spicy read butttt, just no. I did finish because I was semi-invested and I can’t find it in myself to DNF a story. The plot was all over, the romance was nonexistent (really it was just lust and obsession), and the gritty elements were basically just there for gore galore; none of this added to the actual story. The writing wasn’t bad, and the atmosphere in the beginning was genuinely good. I was intrigued with the haunting, stalking, and great grandmother mystery, but then it all falls apart.
New conflicts every 2 chapters, check. No resolution to prior conflicts, check. Complete happenstance regarding 90% of the conflicts, check. And NO REAL ROMANCE! There is no reason Zade should “love” and be obsessive about Addie. Like he saw a cute girl with a smoky voice at her book signing... now he is k*lling people for her?!?
This one just aint it. If you want sm*t without a decent plot then here you go, but if you want a mix run
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
mafer1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
emiing'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
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
lauritbh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
ashgoel01'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, and Stalking
Minor: Child abuse
starsandscarsbookclub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Car accident
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
ludetorrance's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
When Adeline's grandma died, she left her a beautiful Gothic mansion, and after a year of mourning her grandma, she moves in. Everything was alright until one day she discovers her great-grandmother's chilling diaries that shed some light to a murder case that was never sold. Meanwhile, she starts receiving flowers and notes to her home from a stalker. Will this stalker take her life before she can solve the mystery, or will he take more from her than that?
0.5 - World building and background characters
0.75 - Main character
This book was very good. It was so intriguing and the smut, oh my god. Zade was such a hot character and he and Adeline made such a good couple. I loved them so much together and their chemistry was off the charts. The one thing I didn't like is the whole paranormal thing going on in the book, totally unnecessary and it was just too much. The story was already good without it, and that was just overdoing it. The other thing I didn't like was that Zade was a little shitty to Adeline, to the point where it almost felt as if he just wanted to fuck her and that was the end of it. But in the end, he shows his love for her and I think he redeems himself, but still, he's on thin ice. And Adeline was low key stupid and couldn't stand up for herself at all.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Torture, and Cannibalism
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts