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elisabethstre's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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
tiktok made me read it. puh, das buch war ehrlich kein meisterwerk, aber der slow-burn war WIRKLICH mal slow & die tension wars wert! story war mal etwas anderes, ich hab die ganze zeit nicht so richtig gewusst, wo es hingeht und der cliffhanger am ende war natürlich herb 😭
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die handlung und dialoge waren ikonisch, aber auch random as fuck - was ist denn nur los mit kirill??? ich habe während des buches mehrmals an diesem mann und seiner kranken besessenheit, sasha zu BESITZEN gezweifelt (we love our men obsessed, aber es ging zum teil zu weit, THIS MAN IS INSANE); seine eifersucht hat so genervt und er war zum teil einfach ein bockiges kind, sorry 😭
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(persönliches highlight war die rescue-mission wegen der brutalen entführung seiner mutter, bei der er hinten im auto pornos geschaut hat)
alles in allem a classic dark romance book, das man mal lesen kann (, aber auch wirklich nicht muss)
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)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, War, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Alcoholism
isabellaaalex's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Genocide
briochebun's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
3.75 out of 5 ☆’s.
“He’s a monster, too, but maybe monsters do it better than others.”
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“He’s a monster, too, but maybe monsters do it better than others.”
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I am not a fan of the whole woman disguises herself as a man trope in novels — so I was a bit worried about how I would feel about this one — but I ended up loving it!
I adored Kirill + Sasha as characters, and that ending pushed me to start their second book right after I had finished this one.
P.S. Kirill is a fantastic ally. 💅.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
booklloveer101's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
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
arij52's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief, Murder, and Death
misswirum's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
My first Rina Kent book and I like it!!
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🌶
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🌶
Content Warnings
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
romanceschmomance's review against another edition
3.75
Going in knowing that this was going to be a trilogy, I knew the first book was going to lay down the foundation. I wasn't sure what we were going to get, but I was excited to get back into Rina's mafia world.
It wasn't quite what I was expecting, the romance was fairly low to me and I couldn't quite connect with their relationship. But then again, it's still only the first book, so we still have plenty to go through and hopefully a deeper connection as we go along.
There's a lot of secrets being held in this one and I can't wait to unravel everything in the next couple of books. I'm definitely invested even though this didn't reach out to me like her previous books have.
Narrators: I think the major thing that got to me was the narration. Even though I've enjoyed Sebastián York in her previous books, it didn't quite match for me in this one. Not who I imagined for Kirill. And Brooke Daniels, it was okay for this one, but wasn't quite my first choice. I did like the duet style, this was actually my first listening to one this way.
It wasn't quite what I was expecting, the romance was fairly low to me and I couldn't quite connect with their relationship. But then again, it's still only the first book, so we still have plenty to go through and hopefully a deeper connection as we go along.
There's a lot of secrets being held in this one and I can't wait to unravel everything in the next couple of books. I'm definitely invested even though this didn't reach out to me like her previous books have.
Narrators: I think the major thing that got to me was the narration. Even though I've enjoyed Sebastián York in her previous books, it didn't quite match for me in this one. Not who I imagined for Kirill. And Brooke Daniels, it was okay for this one, but wasn't quite my first choice. I did like the duet style, this was actually my first listening to one this way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
nicole_thereader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Torture, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
ellielot's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
I could see the ending coming after the kidnapping of Konstantin but I still can't wait to read the next book I should've waited a bit to read this. I love Sasha and the way Kirill got jealous over such small things like sasha spending time with Maksim was so funny. Damien is so babygirl
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
nadiaherondale's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
3.75
I finally fell into the Rina Kent hole, but honestly I just read this because it felt like a darker, mafia, modern world Roy and Riza from Full Metal Alchemist and I just couldn't resist that. I have to say I don't think her writing style is for me, but still the book is a quick read and it had an interesting plot, I specially liked Sasha's strength and her relationship with Kirill. I will keep reading the trilogy 'cause I wanna see how they end and also because I just can't live with the last chapter
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent
Minor: Dysphoria
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