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Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Cannibalism, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Rape, Blood, Kidnapping
Minor: Cannibalism
Listen, I had fun. I giggled, I swooned, I cringed, I grimaced.
At the risk of overexposing myself hereā¦ for the past year or so, I have been on an incredibly difficult and admittedly distressing journey of self-discovery and sexuality. Without going into detail, I will say this; listening to this audiobook has completely shifted my personal view on and opinion of sex. Especially how BDSM can be so therapeutic for some if done completely safely, sanely and consensually.
Are the characters in the book and their actions regardless of their intentions flawed? Absolutely. Is every āsexualā scenario in this book a perfect example of BDSM culture? Absolutely not. However,
Typically I am not a fan of a dual POV as I possess the attention span of a tiny squirrel, though it was quite refreshing listening to Josh
I know this is a silly little Tik-Tok dark romance, but reading so many positive reviews in favour of steering abundantly clear of the usual āabuse disguised as kinkā storyline and not indulging in a male-gaze narrative, convinced me to take a chance for my next palate cleanser whilst reading a non-fiction as I usually like to do. While I donāt see myself making a habit of reading/listening to dark romance books any time soon, Iām glad I swallowed my pride and listened to this one.
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Medical trauma
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Medical content, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
I loved it. LOVED it. The humor had me laughing so hard I couldnāt breathe. Joshās inner monologue has got to be one of the best Iāve read. And him + Fred was the love story I didnāt know I needed. Beyond that, he is a complex character with a deeply troubled past and while I wish we would have touched on his feelings about that more, I think it shone through in his devotion to Aly. I know itās a dual PoV, but for me, Josh is definitely the main character.
Yeah, the spice was far out of my comfort zone, but I can see why the dark romance girlies would like it. And why would I hold that against the author when I knew going in I probably wouldnāt vibe?
Anyway, the chemistry between Aly and Josh is superb. The love, devotion, and care Josh exhibits is quite literally everything we want in a man, so boys, take notes! (But, like, definitely donāt chase me through the woods with a knife. Lol)
Iām going to be on a book hangover from this one for awhile.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail