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Lessons in Corruption by Giana Darling

7 reviews

books_and_bakes's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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skullqueen's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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? It's complicated

3.0

Good points
-Taboo Romance
-Bikers
-main male lead is fierce about his woman

Bad points
-horrible biker lingo and bikers are obsessed with Elvis??? It’s pretty cliché.
-The female lead flip flopped a lot.

She was groomed. She was 15 when her crush was encouraged by the grown man and her parents. Then 18 when she was married to a 36 year old man. But then turns around and is with a 18 year old when she is 26. Maybe not as big of a gap and King was really pushy but still kinda gives an ICK factor.

I feel like she didn’t give her brother enough of a chance. Then again maybe that’s messed up cause of the situation she was in but he went to jail for her, bought her a house, and made sure they could find her. Not saying he is brother of the year… she also was like I am never taking money from a man again but then caved immediately.

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ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I’ll start at the end of the story I definitely cried at a certain part having to do with her brother.

This was really really good. It also has me invested in the other storylines that will be popping up in the next books.

I love King’s pursue meant of Cress. How he knew what he wanted, and was trying to get it before things could fall apart. I also love that they have a shared common interests that made them even more compatible in closer together.

I do truly wish that maybe later on in life, she will have forgiveness in her heart for certain people particularly one person.

Other than that this book is definitely a reread, and I truly loved it!

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cocpop_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is my second time reading the book, and I will say I enjoyed it much better this time around.

You definitely have to be able to separate fiction from reality if you don’t normally read teacher/student relationships. And this is my only book where that is present, with the student being in high school. This is a taboo romance.

That being said, I loved the growth you see with Cressida. This is a character you have to be patient with, because her life did a total 180 and having to leave her prejudices behind was a struggle for her.

They do not make men like King Kyle Garro. Truly, I don’t think many of my book men are as in tune with their emotions as King is. I loved his confidence, and that although he was younger, he was the one guiding Cressida through their relationship and her coming into her own.

4/5 on the spicy scale. This is more spicy because of the taboo relationship, and because King knows how to talk dirty.

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zabeishumanish's review against another edition

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challenging dark inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

You absolutely will get sick of the phrase "rough-and-tumble queen" but these two are absolutely adorable. I got nervous at the midway point of the book when it felt like that would have been a good place to end the book, but the ended was actually really good and not overly traumatic. There are very difficult themes in this book so please check trigger warnings before reading.
Interestingly this is the first romance I've read in a while that is single perspective. We only ever hear Queenie's narrator voice.
I did have to skip some portions of the book because a few of the student-teacher romance aspects felt morally gross. But for the most part, this was a damn good younger male lover type of book.
The thing I hated the most was that the rival MC, the actually illegal bad guys, were Mexican, and that was their only defining trait. So that bit of blatant racism is pretty shitty.

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zoschox's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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ashleycmms's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

Loved the characters and their relationship? King was perfect and I loved Cressida.... but the student teacher thing simply does not work for me, lol. Anytime I was reminded of their roles I was weirded out. However, they did interact first outside of school and both of them are legally consenting adults, but :/

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