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Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
First, this author has a habit of starting off her FMCs at age 17. Typically there’s a birthday thrown in the book (which there is here) but in this story I just feel like it didn’t come soon enough. Absolutely hated that.
Second, making her endgame MMC
Then there’s the more minor things:
Like why is her not-uncle shocked/angry that she has a bad attitude 3 days after her
WHY is everyone constantly going swimming with their clothes and shoes on?
I will say that the setting of this book was gorgeous, and I really enjoy the way this author writes. (She can write the hell out of a spicy scene, and she definitely did that here.)
All in all folks, definitely check your trigger warnings before reading and don’t take them lightly.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Alcohol
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
The spice in this book was in fact top tier. However, watch your triggers.
I did not like the main character at all. I found her annoying, and she had little to know growth as a character. I did like the brothers; in fact, I fell in love with one of them. I will admit that I also cried at the end, but that is because I am a hopeless romantic.
I have to knock a few points off just because there were some continuity issues in places, and spots where conversations didn't quite make sense. Could've used a little extra time in the editing department.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Death of parent
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
i'm divided here.
i enjoyed the sideplots, although they were super pick-me (i'M nOt LiKe OtHeR gIrLs, AfTeR a CoLd, HaRd WiNtEr, I dOn'T nEeD mAkEuP aNyMoRe, AnD i WeAr JeAnS aNd FlAnNeLs) and weirdly misogynistic and gross (omg beware of the townie guy with a SEX TORTURE DEN??? we will defend you with RIFLES and also DRIVING OVER A TON OF SICK MOTORBIKES??? okay... sure. i guess), they were at least interesting and kept the plot moving (and saved it from being straight-up porn).
and why are we not only writing in books (which is fine but still suspect if we're not even writing book-relevant things and just writing diary entries) but specifically writing on the endpapers??? have you heard of a journal or a notebook bro? it's like $3 at the store. let me put you on.
see all those complaints and issues? despite them all (or because of them, who's really to say), I WAS ENTERTAINED. OKAY? i wanted to know what happened next, and the smut was slowburn enough to be semi-believable and gripping, and the details of the smut itself were not as cringey as the actual relationships between the characters (and that's a feat). while the premise of this was super sus, i had hoped to be entertained, surprised, shocked, enthralled, and this book was a straight shot of escapism to the veins. so thankful for my normal, not semi-incest relationship now. if you want a "what the fuck did i just read lol," and you're able to suspend your disbelief, this was pretty good. read at your own risk.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Incest, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Blood, Pregnancy
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail