Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Brutal Obsession by S. Massery

13 reviews

elle0806's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pedophilia, Drug use, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Drug abuse

aurslde's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

i'm so shocked that i enjoyed brutal obsession as much as i did. i typically don't like or even gravitate towards dark romance. but, this was an entertaining ride for me.

it took me a while for me to like the mmc. his motives for harassing the fmc were so unserious. however, i ended up feeling satisfied (as much as one can be with a dark romance love interest at least) with his character arc by the end of the book. my main issue, the one that really bothers me, was with the plot execution. i liked the initial set up that s. massery goes for. however, due to the underutilization of the length of the book, the way the plot played out felt underdeveloped and rushed. i could honestly see myself loving this book if the middle chunk was utilized more to develop the story plot wise.

plot aside, i really liked the characters and relationship dynamic... once i got used to the mmc's antics at least. a good chunk of the side characters were fun. give me willows book, this instant! i guess i'll settle for steele's book though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Stalking, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood and Car accident

Minor: Death of parent and Addiction

sarahs_spoilers's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

🌶️🌶️ 🌶️ (Dark Spicy Times- Read TW!!)

Tropes:

• Bully Romance
• Darkish
• Possessive, Morally Black OTT MMC
• Stalking
• Kink (Noncon, Dubcon, etc.)
• Enemies to Lovers
• Interconnected Standalone

• DROPPED it a ⭐️ bc I started reading it again (2/17/24) and could barely remember it - will have to add more spoilers to this bc none of it rings any bells! 😬😬😬 UPDATE: 4/24 - Even these clues aren’t triggering any memories; all I remember is the locker room scene at the beginning!! 😠

• Greyson: Cocky, rich, privileged; extreme daddy issues; hockey player
• Violet: Dancer with ruined career; Greyson hates her bc SHE ruined HIS life with the accident; total pushover
• Greyson gets into a car accident, causing an injury to the driver of the other car (Violet); he put his date in the driver seat, called his Dad to clean everything up; left the scene of the crime; still got arrested and had to transfer schools (to Violet's school) bc of the scandal
• The things Greyson did to try to ruin Violet at the beginning were crazy-town and hurtful. (
  Made her blow a friend to keep her quiet
  )
• Felt like Violet was a pushover at beginning and just LET shit happen to her. 
• When we learned she had an actual stalker, it was easy to figure out who based on who came into and then left her story.
• Grey’s dark obsession with Violet turned into a version of obsessive love and I was here for it. 
• Her kinks match his (Dubcon, Noncon, blood play, breathe play, primal play, public play)
• Not as dark as I expected or wanted. 
• I enjoyed the book, but was able to put it down at 80% to sleep…I probably won’t reread but will definitely rec to those who enjoy these tropes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Stalking and Drug abuse

Minor: Confinement, Car accident, and Death of parent

secretsofabooklover's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual content, Bullying, Car accident, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Medical content

fredyyee's review

dark medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

tguccione's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction

taylormshipley's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Stalking, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent

jennb_reading's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

Vlog with full thoughts here : https://youtu.be/bzsFttwIkmQ

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.

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Content Warnings

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

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Blood, Car accident, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Violence, and Eating disorder