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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don't like how wishy-washy Olivia is; she wants Malachi but she's his sister so they can't yet she's dropping to her knees and popping her mouth wide open at his say-so
MASTERPIECE!!!! Enough said! Run, don’t walk to read this!!!! Beat dark romance available!
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
6 stars! Loved, loved, loved
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood
dark
fast-paced
TBR Prompt Jar 3- Prompt: Read a book with a morally grey black character
All I know is I'm in love with Malachi Vize
I do not care about Olivia, I genuinely hate her...but Malachi, I'd kill for that guy. (tbh, he might just kill me)
All I know is I'm in love with Malachi Vize
I do not care about Olivia, I genuinely hate her...but Malachi, I'd kill for that guy. (tbh, he might just kill me)
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was the pick of my local book club. I gotta say it was a daring pick for a first book in a book club, but the random generator wheel has chosen and so we abide to its wisdom. I didn't know what to expect when I started this, but I could never have guessed it was this (although, yes I read the trigger warnings, but...)
Overall I have to say: this wasn't exactly my cup of tea. My brain went 'this is not okay' over and over again while I was reading and I got to admit that was quite difficult to deal with. Not that I got triggered or anything, but there was a constant sense of wrongness that just didn't sit totally right with me.
I also thought that Olivia's way of thinking at eighteen was kind of childlike. This did bother me, because on one hand at eighteen she's considered a consenting adult, but on the other hand her thought patterns could've been those of a much younger child I feel. This definitely made it icky.
When you switch from Olivia's to Malachi's POV, I think you can finally really see how twisted that man really is. There definitely was a lot wrong with the guy in the first place, but after living in his brain for a bit, it really got a lot worse.
This book is also described as a taboo romance, and rightfully so, but I also got to say that Parker was also a fucked up character. Like one of them wasn't enough in this story, so you gotta have another.
The reason why I rate this 2 stars instead of 1 is because I didn't think the writing was bad, and in the end this story did keep me engaged long enough. I never had the feeling that I just didn't want to read this book. And that's, begrudgingly, the truth.
Overall I have to say: this wasn't exactly my cup of tea. My brain went 'this is not okay' over and over again while I was reading and I got to admit that was quite difficult to deal with. Not that I got triggered or anything, but there was a constant sense of wrongness that just didn't sit totally right with me.
I also thought that Olivia's way of thinking at eighteen was kind of childlike. This did bother me, because on one hand at eighteen she's considered a consenting adult, but on the other hand her thought patterns could've been those of a much younger child I feel. This definitely made it icky.
When you switch from Olivia's to Malachi's POV, I think you can finally really see how twisted that man really is. There definitely was a lot wrong with the guy in the first place, but after living in his brain for a bit, it really got a lot worse.
This book is also described as a taboo romance, and rightfully so, but I also got to say that Parker was also a fucked up character. Like one of them wasn't enough in this story, so you gotta have another.
The reason why I rate this 2 stars instead of 1 is because I didn't think the writing was bad, and in the end this story did keep me engaged long enough. I never had the feeling that I just didn't want to read this book. And that's, begrudgingly, the truth.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes