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elle0806's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pedophilia, Drug use, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Drug abuse
madlereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
π college hockey
πͺ enemies to lovers
π± stalker(s)
βGreyson.β
βGrey,β I automatically correct. She narrows her eyes. I shrug, going for nonchalance. βViolet and Grey? Makes sense to me.β
I'm conflicted about how I feel about this...but I think I did enjoy some parts more often than not?
Greyson basically ruins Violet's life one fateful night when he speeds down a seemingly empty road and crashes into Violet's car. With her leg shattered, her dreams to be a principal ballerina is up in the air. And since fate's so funny, turns out Grey is the new hotshot hockey player at her college now since Violet missed out on a whole semester and he's out to get her for "ruining his life."
Yep. He totally believed at the very beginning that she ruined his life for outing him originally as the guy who hit her car. Does he ever apologize? Nope. π€£π€£ The author wasn't kidding when she said he's not gonna grovel.
Greyson is 100% a red flag and suffers from rich boy-itis of always being right and gets what he wants. He goes out of his way to humiliate Violet and harass her and puts her in these situations with the threat of breaking the NDA over her head. It's a dark bully romance so I expected most of his psychotic obsessive behavior. (But I did want just a little explicit apology teehee.)
Though he was very infuriating, I was hooked because of the story. And I eat up the psychotic asshole finding out he has *feelings* every time. That process is so funny. Like when Grey gets jealous? Phew. What a silly cutie (who's a little violent towards his bros.)
Violet was just okay as a heroine. I was rooting for her to be more toxic to Greyson π€£ like when he toys with her by kissing her dance team enemy, I wanted her to fuck his teammate π€£ She was fine though. She's not like total doormat. I think her just tolerating Grey/ignoring him riled him up just the same cause he's obsessed with her attention.
Plus Violet discovered her dark and kinky side with Grey π€ so can't blame her mind on focusing on that instead of "Oh no I'm being bullied." So yea the dynamic was entertaining here and there.
Their relationship did turn into something kinda cute despite *everything*. And I did really like their sweet moments which with some context, was Grey being sweetly psychotic. There were a lot of quotes I loved! But I wasn't 100% really sold on their emotional connection or their love really. Grey did show subtle remorse and he did show his care for Violet but it needed more juice. Like as Violet wondered once, why her out of everyone?
The final conflict kinda felt meh to me too. It was external forces at play targeting Violet. But it felt thrown in there despite hints from the start. I think their ends/motivation was too convenient.
So do I recommend? It's a maybe! If you like that non-remorseful bully dynamic go for it!
I think expecting that crazy obsessive psychopath Ryat Archer from the Ritual and Killian Carson from God of Malice energy, maybe not?
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Drug use, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Leaked sex tape, OWD: Grey does kiss another woman but it wasn't when the MCs were officially together, that woman also does pursue Grey and picks on Violet too. OWD: Violet's ex stalks and harasses her and attempts to rape her after drugging her. Grey forces Violet to give a blow job to one of his teammates. CNC, non/dub con, primal play, sommnophilia, no condom, anal play, knife play, toy usage, double penetration with a toy, exhibitionism, bondagelucycharm9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Heat: π₯π₯π₯~π₯π₯π₯π₯ (It is kinky but not explicit)
Graphic: Stalking, Blood, Drug use, and Bullying
fredyyee's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Violence
andeng's review
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
jennb_reading's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Cursing, Violence, and Stalking
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Vomit, and Death of parent
readers_sea'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? Yes
4.0
Overall, the bullying was INTENSE. I wish we got more of Violet and Greyson together after they start to understand each other. I needed to keep reminding myself that this was meant to be a bully romance bc ngl, a lot of the time it was hard to read. For a big book, it also read really quickly which was nice.
Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Death of parent
annamariasmith's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Drug use, Bullying, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: Stalking and Injury/Injury detail
larat2019's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
HEA
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Death of parent, and Confinement
haneyhayespr's review
- 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
5.0
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
This story has some of my favorite tropes in it. For example, Bully, Enemies to Lovers, plus it's a Hockey Romance. I am obsessed with the dark and possibly disturbing side of this book. This one will hold many triggers for some readers but not this gal. I freaking loved it. I didn't know I need Greyson Devereux in my life until now. He's compulsive and possessive, so, of course, jealousy was the most logical thing for Grey. Let's just talk about Violet and the need Grey has for her. I'm super excited about Devious Obsession! Read this one today and make sure you're ready for the next one as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Car accident, Blood, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Drug use
Minor: Kidnapping
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Physical abuse, Rape, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Blood, and Medical trauma
Minor: Kidnapping