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Scarred by Emily McIntire

46 reviews

leighlo_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• 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

3.0

“If you want to burn down hell, you must learn to play the devil’s game.”

I thought this one was just okay. It dragged in certain areas. I really liked Sara though, she actually had a personality and was strong and independent, unlike Wendy from the first book. I loved the way the story ended. It came back full circle. 

- Lion King retelling
- Set in early 1900s
- Dark, royal romance
- Forbidden/enemies to lovers 
- Revenge plot 
- Slow burn 
- Family feuds/scheming 
- Calls her “little doe” and “ma petite menteuse” 
- Spanking
- Altar scene 🥵
- Virgin FMC 
- Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

marucchiato's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This was... Meh. Way darker than the first book to the series, Hooked. Obviously the spicy scenes are good, but the rest of it was kinda boring. Please read trigger warnings before picking up this book and honestly any book in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Death, Child abuse, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Bullying, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Grief

rachelmoss2017's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Death of parent

stephliljazz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

Another great and smutty book in the Never After Series. It never fails to make me smile when the villain gets their happy ending. Finding out the hero was not so heroic after all makes you love the villain that much more. This fractured fairy tale retelling of Lion King is amazing. The scarred prince and the mad king facing off throughout the book just further proves there are two sides to every story.
A few of my favorites quotes from the book...
"His tone is deep. As if it was made in hell, then woven through silk. A gentle caress that singes your senses."
"That's the difference between me and other people. They run away from the bad things, and I become them."
"But our strength is impatience. In planning. That is what topples empires. Together we rule, divided we fall."
"Death inevitably changes you. "
"I'll be damned if this woman wasn't molded in the heavens and plucked from the sky just for me. "

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Rape, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, War, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

It wasn’t based on a specific fairytale like the last one, of if it was I couldn’t place it. The dynamic between Sara and Tristan was red hot, ate it up. All the other characters felt like they needed more character development. Like the bad guys were evil for the sake of being evil. 

Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Dom/Sub dynamic, 3 1/2 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Torture, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, and Gun violence

allyf21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Torture, Drug use, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

cowboykae's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Gore

bwill214's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Cursing, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent

angielee83's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I could not put this book down. The dark erotica mixed with romance, adventure, and suspense. I would recommend this book series to anyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Gore, Bullying, and Child abuse

kiwij96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.75

As much as I love reading Emily McIntire's books, this one is so far not my favourite. I love the way that McIntire reveals more backstory about her characters as the story continues, and there was a dark mystery to this one with lots of plot twists. However, the main characters were kind if unbearable at times. Their whole personalities just felt like completely two dimensional with their only internal monologue being about murder and sex. I did love the references to the Lion King though, that was very well done and for the most part I understood them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Abortion