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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
Just because you "save women from trafficking" (which is a joke with how it's written, by the way) doesn't mean you get to stalk and rape a woman multiple times. I feel like I gave this book a fair chance by making it halfway through, and it didn't offer anything. I read horror books regularly with questionable themes, and none of them were as bad as this book. If you're going to write a character who's 'turned on by being scared' then at least make her somewhat enjoy the sex scenes. Crying during and after does not read as though she enjoys it, that's called trauma.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i have to say i didn't enjoy this book as much as i thought i would, it wasn't bad and did read it all the way thou. but there was just something that i was like what? especially with Adeline like really, i didn't find her a very well character for this book, she seemed like she would a little stuck up in real life. i didn't find this book to be a dark romance thou, yes there was some romance in it but the dark part i think should be more under dark elements. Zade was an interesting character like he wants to make the world a better place by taking down human trafficking but yet stalks Adeline thinking its ok. I did like the little bits of her grandmas story thrown in there and Adeline discovering things from what actually happened. the end i did not see coming and the twists that happened were making me wonder what was going to happen next.
spoilers
This book was absolutely enthralling. I did not want to enjoy it the way that I did, but I was captivated by the second chapter.
I understand why this is a phenomenon, but I also would advise you to know what you are getting into. It is not a book with consent but implied consent with blurred lines and blurred bdsm. It goes against anything and the mental health advisory holds true. If you are aware then it’s amazing
This book was absolutely enthralling. I did not want to enjoy it the way that I did, but I was captivated by the second chapter.
I understand why this is a phenomenon, but I also would advise you to know what you are getting into. It is not a book with consent but implied consent with blurred lines and blurred bdsm. It goes against anything and the mental health advisory holds true. If you are aware then it’s amazing
"Love is an enigma, and it's redefined every time someone says it."
Oh boy, that was terrible. I don’t even know where to start.
First, if I hear “p*ssy”, “juices”, “cl*t”, “c*ck”, “folds”, “core”, “b*tch!”, “drenched”, “good girl”, or “bad girl” one more time, I’ll throw a tantrum.
Second, I can’t believe I managed to finish it. If it wasn’t for the fact that it was an audiobook and I had TONS of driving to do, I never would have read the whole thing.
Usually, I will gladly give a 4- or 5-star rating to books that made me feel strong emotions. I’m not greedy with ratings, and if a book made me feel happy, laugh a couple of times, ugly cry, etc., I’ll give it a good rating even if it’s not “the best writing in the world” or “a book I’ll never forget.”
But this book… urgh.
I thought about giving it a 2-star rating for 2 simple reasons:
1st star: it has a great beginning hook
2nd star: it was great research for my own novel’s spicy scenes
But in the end, I disliked it too much. So 1 star it is.
Characters:
Insufferable, the lot of them, especially Adeline. (Does someone actually believe that this girl is a successful writer? Really?) Only Daya seems sort of tolerable. And Jay, maybe because he speaks very little. Don’t get me started on Zade – everything about him annoyed me. The way he speaks, the way he acts. I mean, come on, I love a good paradoxical character, but there is a godd*mn limit. He hunts and k*lls people who prey on vulnerable girls and boys, then does the same thing himself. The fact that Adeline gets off on fear and pain doesn’t change the fact that he is a disgusting s*xual predator, and I can’t believe so many people are glorifying him. Barf.
Plot:
Come on, it’s a bunch of dark sex scenes with some filling in between (friendship between two girls who call themselves “b*tch” all the time and a super predictable whodunit secondary storyline) to make it seem like there is a point to the book other than getting people off onmorally questionable disturbing topics.
Writing:
Bleh. Some parts were okay, but most of it felt like immature and under-edited writing to me. The whole time, I thought, “Wow, I can’t believe this cr*p got published like that.”
Some will probably think I’m not open-minded. But I don’t care—this was honestly painful to read/hear.
Oh boy, that was terrible. I don’t even know where to start.
First, if I hear “p*ssy”, “juices”, “cl*t”, “c*ck”, “folds”, “core”, “b*tch!”, “drenched”, “good girl”, or “bad girl” one more time, I’ll throw a tantrum.
Second, I can’t believe I managed to finish it. If it wasn’t for the fact that it was an audiobook and I had TONS of driving to do, I never would have read the whole thing.
Usually, I will gladly give a 4- or 5-star rating to books that made me feel strong emotions. I’m not greedy with ratings, and if a book made me feel happy, laugh a couple of times, ugly cry, etc., I’ll give it a good rating even if it’s not “the best writing in the world” or “a book I’ll never forget.”
But this book… urgh.
I thought about giving it a 2-star rating for 2 simple reasons:
1st star: it has a great beginning hook
2nd star: it was great research for my own novel’s spicy scenes
But in the end, I disliked it too much. So 1 star it is.
Characters:
Insufferable, the lot of them, especially Adeline. (Does someone actually believe that this girl is a successful writer? Really?) Only Daya seems sort of tolerable. And Jay, maybe because he speaks very little. Don’t get me started on Zade – everything about him annoyed me. The way he speaks, the way he acts. I mean, come on, I love a good paradoxical character, but there is a godd*mn limit. He hunts and k*lls people who prey on vulnerable girls and boys, then does the same thing himself. The fact that Adeline gets off on fear and pain doesn’t change the fact that he is a disgusting s*xual predator, and I can’t believe so many people are glorifying him. Barf.
Plot:
Come on, it’s a bunch of dark sex scenes with some filling in between (friendship between two girls who call themselves “b*tch” all the time and a super predictable whodunit secondary storyline) to make it seem like there is a point to the book other than getting people off on
Writing:
Bleh. Some parts were okay, but most of it felt like immature and under-edited writing to me. The whole time, I thought, “Wow, I can’t believe this cr*p got published like that.”
Some will probably think I’m not open-minded. But I don’t care—this was honestly painful to read/hear.
pretty privilege at its finest. the amount of times this author said “milky” or “creamy”, my kindle flew across the room. giving it more than one star because the cliffhanger has got me starting the second book already
i dnf’d after like 12 pages and im not ashamed of it
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book... is way overrated.
I'd like to say that BookTok was right, but I should've known never to trust it. I was really excited to read this after seeing everyone else seem to enjoy it, but Zade Meadows is a hypocritical dick.
This book is riddled with non-consensual scenes where the MMC tells the FMC that she wants him to screw her and that she wants him, after literally stalking her. He LITERALLY forces her into believing that she loves him, and when she tries to defy him at any time, he screws her again, no matter how often she says know.
This is also coming from a man who literally runs an anti-pedo & sex-trafficking organisation. But apparently, if it's a woman he wants and she's giving him a boner, invading her privacy is totally fine as long as he gets to screw her because he wants to and nothing else matters.
Oh- and this man has the CRINGIEST daddy kink I have seen in my entire life, as well as an obsession with wanting to get her pregnant. *shudder* Oh, and must I mention his massive cock that apparently makes everything super difficult and all "IDK if it'll fit UwU~"
Also- what the hell is the deal with the randomly mentally ill psychopathic child all of a sudden?! Like WHAT?!
Parts of the plot were intriguing, but not enough to justify glorified rape and Stockholm syndrome.
The description was boring, and after a while, especially during the smut, phrases because repeated. Frequently. I don't care how wet Adeline is. I already know. She's been that way for the past 500 pages. Shut up.
The last thing I'll mention is that Adeline just feels like a poor attempt at a strong, female main character. And Zade? He may have an occasionally steamy line, but "I'm going to make you mine" isn't as hot from a rapist as it is from and actual lover now, is it?
I'd like to say that BookTok was right, but I should've known never to trust it. I was really excited to read this after seeing everyone else seem to enjoy it, but Zade Meadows is a hypocritical dick.
This book is riddled with non-consensual scenes where the MMC tells the FMC that she wants him to screw her and that she wants him, after literally stalking her. He LITERALLY forces her into believing that she loves him, and when she tries to defy him at any time, he screws her again, no matter how often she says know.
This is also coming from a man who literally runs an anti-pedo & sex-trafficking organisation. But apparently, if it's a woman he wants and she's giving him a boner, invading her privacy is totally fine as long as he gets to screw her because he wants to and nothing else matters.
Oh- and this man has the CRINGIEST daddy kink I have seen in my entire life, as well as an obsession with wanting to get her pregnant. *shudder* Oh, and must I mention his massive cock that apparently makes everything super difficult and all "IDK if it'll fit UwU~"
Also- what the hell is the deal with the randomly mentally ill psychopathic child all of a sudden?! Like WHAT?!
Parts of the plot were intriguing, but not enough to justify glorified rape and Stockholm syndrome.
The description was boring, and after a while, especially during the smut, phrases because repeated. Frequently. I don't care how wet Adeline is. I already know. She's been that way for the past 500 pages. Shut up.
The last thing I'll mention is that Adeline just feels like a poor attempt at a strong, female main character. And Zade? He may have an occasionally steamy line, but "I'm going to make you mine" isn't as hot from a rapist as it is from and actual lover now, is it?