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Blacker Than Blue by Rebekah Weatherspoon

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skycrane's review against another edition

4.0

I think I liked this one even more than Better Off Red. Cleo and Benny's relationship starts out super fucked up and even abusive, to the extent that I was hoping they wouldn't get back together. I like that the writing got me to care about the characters as people, I was all but yelling at Benny to run away to China to escape her psycho ex. But of course they do get back together, and reading about them learning to forgive eachother and communicate their needs was also satisfying.

In terms of sex, this book is way kinkier than the first one, with a lot of mild-to-moderate BDSM stuff. It's written in a way that's interesting. There was a better balance between sex and drama this time also, it felt like less sex overall than in the first book. I wasn't a huge fan of the ending. It felt like this big drama kind of came out of nowhere and then was just as suddenly resolved.

tonedevoured's review against another edition

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3.0

I still think this isn't the kind of book for me but I got too attached to these damn girls.
I loved Benita since book one and Cleo is just as annoying as ever, but I liked the way they worked out to save their relationship.
2,5 stars because i hate that "you're not fat, you're beautiful" shit

thelowlysloth's review

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emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lostinbooks2001's review

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

thatreadingjawn's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Just as good as the first! Breezed right through it. So sexy, but kept my attention with an actual plot. It is cannon too so we're working with the same characters but different POV and plot. Definitely recommend if you're into vampire sex stories of great quality!

letsgolesbians's review

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3.0

I bought this because I really liked the first book in this series, but I was kind of disappointed. The relationship and focus on the Master is a lot more prevalent in this book (because one of the protagonists is the Master's daughter), and having so many strong women having a very masculine male master bothered me a lot. I'm going to read the third one, but I hope it focuses more on the women so I don't have to be reminded about how important men are in this world.