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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
Who wants to join a circus but it not your normal circus it is dark and twisted. The is gore and spice. Many trigger warnings be sure to read them before you start down this dark path
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
medium-paced
This book is one big trigger warning, and I shopped that list! It is a Horror Romance so if you don't want that, don't read this book. Let's just say that there are no shades of gray here; everyone is morally black.
Out MMC, Hellion/Hell, is a lot. He is a daredevil/hitman for a secret society. Noir has escaped a terrifying situation and is traveling with Eli. They end up at a horror carnival with a nefarious side hustle. The set up is intriguing. I honestly haven't read anything like it. There are secrets held and revealed, twists, surprises, moments where the reader knows things the characters don't...basically, everything I want in a book.
So, that's the plot. The rest is pure smut. And some seriously spicy, spicy, trashy, surprising smut. And just when you think Noir and Hell have a purely deranged relationship, he kisses the top of her head; he fixes a handmade doll; he lowers himself to capture her eyes. All the little things that make the MMC our hero. Also, Hell punishes Noir by eating at her altar. Please, punish me!
There is a side character, M, who I feel was met, dropped, and then picked back up at the end. I wish there had been more follow through. Also, the editing of this book was atrocious - apostrophes in plurals, no apostrophes in possessives, misuse of homophones, and just general poor editing. I don't usually comment on this, but it distracted me throughout the book. This review rating is purely for story content. The book was still a lot of fun to read.
P.S. There's an HEA!!
Out MMC, Hellion/Hell, is a lot. He is a daredevil/hitman for a secret society. Noir has escaped a terrifying situation and is traveling with Eli. They end up at a horror carnival with a nefarious side hustle. The set up is intriguing. I honestly haven't read anything like it. There are secrets held and revealed, twists, surprises, moments where the reader knows things the characters don't...basically, everything I want in a book.
So, that's the plot. The rest is pure smut. And some seriously spicy, spicy, trashy, surprising smut. And just when you think Noir and Hell have a purely deranged relationship, he kisses the top of her head; he fixes a handmade doll; he lowers himself to capture her eyes. All the little things that make the MMC our hero. Also, Hell punishes Noir by eating at her altar. Please, punish me!
There is a side character, M, who I feel was met, dropped, and then picked back up at the end. I wish there had been more follow through. Also, the editing of this book was atrocious - apostrophes in plurals, no apostrophes in possessives, misuse of homophones, and just general poor editing. I don't usually comment on this, but it distracted me throughout the book. This review rating is purely for story content. The book was still a lot of fun to read.
P.S. There's an HEA!!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Complicated
Very very dark!! Read trigger warnings!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The anticipation of this book was warranted, the dedication sets you up for an investing read 🤡
From the first chapter you're pulled in, and subsequently into Oddity Carnival, this is where the story takes us on a journey of dubious decisions, introductions of circque employees (dare I say misfits), macabre happenings and secrets that lead us into a world of gore, bloodshed, carnage and the rest 😈⛓️🎪🎠🌶️💀🔪
Our FMC, Noir is not without her own depths of darkness and secrets. She meets ‘her family’, they maybe odd but they protect their own. Hell or Hellion is determined to make her his ‘little Dolly’, to break her, to have her submission, to own her. His control both turns her on and off, the past trying to drag them under. Question is who is in control 🤔
If you like your characters a little (a lot unhinged) with a smattering of obsession and a dumper truck of smut then this is a book for you 🤭
I can’t go into more detail or I am in danger of spoiling it for you, this is one book you will have to read for yourself. I will state categorically to read the trigger warnings, they are there for a reason!
From the first chapter you're pulled in, and subsequently into Oddity Carnival, this is where the story takes us on a journey of dubious decisions, introductions of circque employees (dare I say misfits), macabre happenings and secrets that lead us into a world of gore, bloodshed, carnage and the rest 😈⛓️🎪🎠🌶️💀🔪
Our FMC, Noir is not without her own depths of darkness and secrets. She meets ‘her family’, they maybe odd but they protect their own. Hell or Hellion is determined to make her his ‘little Dolly’, to break her, to have her submission, to own her. His control both turns her on and off, the past trying to drag them under. Question is who is in control 🤔
If you like your characters a little (a lot unhinged) with a smattering of obsession and a dumper truck of smut then this is a book for you 🤭
I can’t go into more detail or I am in danger of spoiling it for you, this is one book you will have to read for yourself. I will state categorically to read the trigger warnings, they are there for a reason!
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am so glad that I was sent this book via a reel and said yes I need this!
This book is completely deranged and I am fully here for it!
The TW is longer than long and I said yes! Head first, dive in. I can’t even lie though Jodie’s writing is literally everything and the way she writes about the trauma, the characters, the smut ! Ooohhhh honey!
Definitely a pitch black romance and a roller coaster, wouldn’t change one thing!
Can’t wait to go back to Oddity Carnival & Cirque!
(I went down the Jodie King rabbit hole so stay tuned for more!)
This book is completely deranged and I am fully here for it!
The TW is longer than long and I said yes! Head first, dive in. I can’t even lie though Jodie’s writing is literally everything and the way she writes about the trauma, the characters, the smut ! Ooohhhh honey!
Definitely a pitch black romance and a roller coaster, wouldn’t change one thing!
Can’t wait to go back to Oddity Carnival & Cirque!
(I went down the Jodie King rabbit hole so stay tuned for more!)
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated