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faith99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, War, and Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent
Minor: Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Torture
elisabethstre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
SPOILER
dann zu sasha: in einem moment dachte ich SLAY QUEEN so ein badass und im nächsten moment war sie verschüchtert and hat eigentlich das halbe buch nur geheult (als kirill einen boner bekommen hat, als sie ihn weinend umarmt hat, war ich schon raus). manchmal hab ich bei ihren aktionen so second-hand-embarrasment bekommen (ich sag nur, als sie die „male anatomy“ ausprobieren wollte GIRL WHAT THE FUCK) i loved her aber irgendwie hat sie mich auch nur genervt?? SHE HAD ONE FUCKING JOB, hat sechs monate lang geplant, in kirills büro zu kommen, um dort dokumente zu suchen, von denen sie gar nicht weiß, ob sie existieren UND SCHAFFT ES DANN NICHT MAL - i was speechless, was war eigentlich ihre mission?? war auch sooo genervt davon, dass sie sich nicht EINMAL gegen kirill behaupten konnte, he is just a jealous little boy with icy blue eyes come onnnnn
die nebencharaktere waren aber alle likable (auch wenn kirill auf JEDEN EINZELNEN von ihnen eifersüchtig war) (auch auf ihren 8-jährigen cousin, von dem er dachte, es sei sashas LOVER IN RUSSLAND!!! this man was stressing over a little boy and went waaay too far after that, er kam nicht mehr zur ruhe 😭)
i wont lie, i was giggling and kicking my feet aber habe auch oft schlucken müssen bei manchen von kirills aktionen
alles in allem a classic dark romance book, das man mal lesen kann (, aber auch wirklich nicht muss)
Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, War, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Alcoholism
madlereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
🤪 he's obsessed
🔥 kind of a slow burn
🤭 she's masquerading as a man
😏 age gap (H28/h20)
I'm gonna be honest, I was a tiny bit bored in the first part. But it really picked up nicely. Especially the third act. I was obsessed!
This is kind of like Mulan meets mafia romance. Sasha joins the Russian army disguised as a man as a part of her plan to get revenge and find out who's behind the massacre of her family. (Yenno I'm also feeling Anastasia *vibes* with the whole family's dead-gotta stay hidden.) There she meets the ice cold and calculating Kirill Morozov who becomes her captain and may be a key somehow to uncovering reasons (and the who) behind family's death.
Now, did Sasha execute any part of her practically nonexistent plan to get info? 🤣🤣 I won't say exactly but I will say she achieved getting boned...a lot 🤣 good for her.
I think I have a love-hate relationship with Sasha in this book. I adored her tenacity and her compassion. But girl was not the brightest 🤣 I'm sorry. She's naive and impulsive but I guess it makes sense because of her background. I was facepalming and also laughing a lot so it's complicated. There's a time and place for compassion and goddammit she chose it every time and literally risked her and Kirill's life. Sometimes you gotta throw it out the window and prioritize you, girl.
Also I liked Sasha's delulu 🤣 She was in over her head with how good of a soldier/bodyguard she was and even getting punched in the face or shot didn't shatter that. Props, Sasha. She's so funny.
Let's also not get into how nobody realizes she's a woman. 🤣 except Kirill of course who says it's so obvious.
Kirill was love at first "Solnyshko" for me. He's cold and calculating. The man with the backup plan for his backup plan with all the success rate calculated. 🤪 He's certainly a different brand of psychotic and he's so hot. He really gets you with his intelligence.
I loved how his obsession grew over time and it wasn't like BAM out the gate. It got so bad, he realized he's feeling and had to stop it. Gasp! And his jealousy? It was so hilarious I couldn't stop cackling. Especially near the end. He was beefing with everyone Sasha's attention was on. And this man was also so hungry for her 😛😛 like hot potato dude. Let the woman's 😻 rest. But the sneaking around? 🤌 The people noticing the *sexual tension* between these "two men?" Bahaha perfect. I really can't wait til the cat is out of the bag.
So overall, this was pretty much entertaining. I certainly like the second part better than the first. It was really funny if anything. I have my theories for the next books. So onwards we go.
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and War
Minor: Mental illness
booklloveer101's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Hate crime, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, War, Addiction, and Physical abuse
misswirum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Everyone's talking about how naive and stupid the FMC is and I'm like "No shit?!" It's stated numerous times that she had a very sheltered upbringing. Also, her whole family was massarced (this is not a spoiler, we know this from the first pages). Of course she's naive and takes stupid choices!!! /endrant
I like Sasha and Kirill is one of my favourite MMC 🥹🥹
Starting the second book right now!!
4,5/5⭐️
4,5//📝
2/5🌶
Graphic: Gun violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexism, Dysphoria, Misogyny, War, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body horror, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
sydreadslots's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment and Child abuse