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etdavenport's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Murder
hereisvetoo's review against another edition
4.75
Me encanto el libro la trama y esto de que los villanos pueden tener su final feliz 🥰pero yo creo que le sumo más fue que imagine al protagonista como Hook de OUAT 😍 and WE STAN COLIN O'DONOGHUE 💕
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Kidnapping
raiderqueen23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Vomit
anastashamarie's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Things this book did well: Applied Peter Pan references in a fun way with a dark twist. Fairly enjoyable characters like the sassy FMC, broody MMC whose own issues got in his way. Clean and consistent writing style.
Things that could be improved: Repetition--this story is basically just repeating scenes of angst, flirtation, violence, and hand necklaces, with each instance of those 4 categories does not provide anything very different than the earlier scenes of the same category. Very rushed conclusion that felt like the author was just trying to tie up loose ends. Characters ignoring obvious red flags or clues just for the sake of the story. No real processing of that same rushed ending, just a HEA epilogue.
Things that just aren't to my taste:
I enjoyed this enough that I'll pick up other works by this author, but only if they're on KU; I wouldn't go out of my way to buy them. If dark romance is your thing, then it's probably worth a read. Definitely not for all audiences though.
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Gore, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Abandonment, Gun violence, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Stalking, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcohol
Author provides content warnings at the beginning of the book. Please be advised that this is a very dark novelprettynerdy3'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? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
whatjasread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I adored James and Wendy so much. The smut was on a whole different level, although there were a few choice words that kind of grossed me out a little here and there. The angst was amazing, especially after the halfway point with a certain conflict. My only issue there is that I would've liked a bit more of James grovelling because damn that was a BIG mistake. Other than that, this book was genuinely just so good. I really did love it!
TWs: blood, murder, stabbing, death, gun violence, gore, death of mother (before, car accident), bullying (past), graphic torture, child abuse, sexual abuse of child, pedophilia, child neglect, consensual breath play/choking, drug running, drugging, kidnapping, amputation, vomiting, grief, pregnancy, toxic families
Tropes/themes/rep: rival families, forbidden romance, protective possessive mmc, consensual choking/breath play
Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
Minor: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
hitheremynameislisa'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, and Child abuse
Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
thefatpaperback's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Pedophilia
sarabl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse
alishalaurit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Vomit