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Death's Obsession by Avina St. Graves

18 reviews

chrisljm's review

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Decided to read this on the train home after a long day of work and was bored and just needed something where I didn’t need my brain activity to be going above 70%, but I should’ve just sat there and stared at the wall. 

Cringe pet names and cringe dialogue. 

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solaris_wintergale's review

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dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

4.25


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emeraldmachireads's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

“It was as if the planets had aligned because finally I have found my one true love. The moment I laid my eyes on her, I knew that she was more than the sun and the stars. She was everything, and I was never going to let her go.” ೃ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚ 

ᯓ★ Rating.
⤿ Plot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5
⤿ Spice: 🌶🌶🌶🌶 4.0

› Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance
› Tropes: Stalker Romance, He Fell First, He Corrupts Her
› Medium-Paced, Dual POV

ೃ — He watches her sleep, writes her love letters, fixed up things around her house, leaves cash in her wallet, makes her wear a ring with their names on it. Tell me, is that too much to ask for? I decided to read this because of the dedication. The plot revolves around Lilith and how she hated that she escapes death when her family died. But little did she know that death was coming to claim her soul for himself.

First of all, the concept of the story was dark, creepy, and it literally gave me chills. It was also written poetically. To be honest, I don't know what to exactly feel about Lilith's personality. On the other hand, Letum was so intimidating, but dreamy, despite the fact that he is death himself. He has all the love languages, and he actually carried the whole novella. This is another proof that a morally gray man can win over a hero when it comes to books. My jaw was on the floor the whole time I was reading this. Plus, the spicy scenes were mind-blowing!

Lastly, the ending made me somehow confused. But overall, everything was great. I wish this book was longer because it has so much potential.

Note: The story contains triggering contents, so please check trigger/content warnings and read at your own risk.

› Finished: October 06, 2023

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aelin_morgenstern's review

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dark emotional sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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peachyprarthna's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

would’ve been a 4 star if it wasn’t for the ending. i didn’t get it, and after re reading it thrice — it still felt rushed. the climax was built up for far too long for it to be thrust on the audience so abruptly.

even with the death’s “revelation”, the description, although beautiful, was just abstract expressionism instead of true concrete answers.

i wanted some resolutions which i never got, so the book left me feeling a little unsatisfied.

but i love shadow daddies who stalk and take care of you, so it was overall an enjoyable read.

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micareadsstuff's review

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dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was not sure what to expect with this book but decided to give it a go anyway. It was the right the choice. Yes the spice was great but the all consuming love is what has me in tears in a good way. This could have been a longer book and I would have still flipped the pages at record speed. 

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mushmush's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5


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abicaro17's review

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dark funny reflective fast-paced
  • 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

This is definitely a dark read but its good and fast too. Its definitely not a book to read too far into but its cute and delivers exactly what it promises: dark smut with a hint of plot. 

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thatgirlgeorgia's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75


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mprovo_13's review

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0


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