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forevrevanescnt's review against another edition
4.0
Beauty wishes this were her Beast! Stockholm syndrome be damned. If you are looking for the truly dark and twisted, this might not be it. (Though I hear Merciless will leave you reeling in the best ways possible!) However; I found this to be a believable tale about a man who is in too deep and a woman in the wrong place at the wrong time. When their worlds unwittingly converge neither is prepared for the consequences. Olivia wants to lash out and escape while Kade wants to avoid breaking the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. Both are forced to play a role, and in the process find that there can be intense truth shrouded in painful lies.
bookishobsessedmama's review against another edition
3.0
I’m a bit confused on how i feel about this book.
It’s said to be a dark romance, and while there are all the elements of a dark romance - captivity, sexual slavery, organized crime, undercover cop goes bad etc. it felt like the author wanted to have that dark romance but was almost afraid to just go all in.
It’s a short read - 250ish pages but it was actually hard for me to get through. It would get to places where i thought we would actually get that dark romance element but it would reel it back in.
Our MMC was more of a undercover golden retriever trying too hard to be a bad boy than anything else.
My other issue with this book was the lack of editing. There was more than 20 instances in my hardcover, sprayed edges copy from the author directly that was missing words in sentences, added not needed words and lots of misspelling. This doesn’t usually bother me but in such a short book it felt like there was constant mistakes and no editing done.
It’s said to be a dark romance, and while there are all the elements of a dark romance - captivity, sexual slavery, organized crime, undercover cop goes bad etc. it felt like the author wanted to have that dark romance but was almost afraid to just go all in.
It’s a short read - 250ish pages but it was actually hard for me to get through. It would get to places where i thought we would actually get that dark romance element but it would reel it back in.
Our MMC was more of a undercover golden retriever trying too hard to be a bad boy than anything else.
My other issue with this book was the lack of editing. There was more than 20 instances in my hardcover, sprayed edges copy from the author directly that was missing words in sentences, added not needed words and lots of misspelling. This doesn’t usually bother me but in such a short book it felt like there was constant mistakes and no editing done.
bkil4's review
dark
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
2.75
mollysarah's review against another edition
dark
tense
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
2.0
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sgpapagikos's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
momboy's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
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? Yes
3.25
highfae420's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5