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Red Thorns

Rina Kent

3.63 AVERAGE

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I don't think I've been this invested in a couple or a plot for Rina's worlds since Silver and Cole in Ruthless Empire, I cannot wait for the next book in this duet - honestly I need it right now, please and thank you!

It's probably because I absolutely adored Reina's duet and being able to see this side of the story was so interesting, I wasn't expecting Naomi and Sebastian to be this intense - but boy was I blown away.

This duet is dark, but honestly I'm here for it! I know some people may not like it though so just be pre-warned before going in! Naomi was such an interesting character and I loved all her quirks and how Sebastian just encouraged them as well!

I'm so intrigued by the plot of this novel and I want to know what happens next so bad, I was expecting an intense cliffhanger - but definitely not one like this! I need the next book now!

Check out this book when it comes out June 10th!

14% dnf felt like it was poorly thought out/executed could be someone else's thing if you can ignore that and just read for the smut. EDIT: I forgot to add the way the FMC is described makes me very uncomfortable but i tried to push through because I love a different series by this author. maybe just stick to what you know if you cant write BIPOC characters without sounding so weird like the fmc is fulfilling a racial fetish for the MMC. Maybe it got better as the book went on but by 14% it was too much for me.

I sort of lost interest because I felt like the tension was not enough for me. I really liked the H because we get to understand his motivations, how he has to hide everything about him so that his grand-parents don't destroy it or use it against him. I felt sympathy for him because he must follow the path that they set for him, and we can understand how it might affect him. He plays le "social game" really well and I found it enjoyable to see a cliché character such as the beautiful star quarterback, being more than that (he kind of reminded me of Nate in Euphoria). I appreciated the fact that we saw more than his smooth facade. The h, Naomi, was a cool character. Also I absolutely hate the cover lol.
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Je déteste toujours autant la couverture, mais j'ai donné une seconde chance à cette histoire, et bilan j'ai plutôt bien fait ! Je ne suis pas tout à fait d'accord avec les revus qui disent qu'il n'y a pas de plot ? Certes il n'est pas au premier plan, mais il y a tout de même une histoire, avec un peu de mystère, lié à l'identité du père de Naomi, entre autres.
J'ai bien aimé la personnalité de Naomi, qui sous ses airs agressifs cache une personnalité sensible, qui a besoin d'être aimée et soutenue, mais qui a aussi des fantasmes plus ou moins tabous.
Sebastian la complète vraiment bien, il ne lui rend jamais la tâche facile et sait se montrer à la hauteur du caractère de Naomi. Pour dissimuler son besoin de violence il est devenu très doué pour analyser les gens, et se comporter en fonction de leurs attentes, pour être le personnage lisse du quarterback à qui tout réussi, et que tout le monde admire. Sa famille souhaite qu'il s'engage en politique, et qu'il ne fréquente pas Naomi, or il va devoir aller à l'encontre de leurs souhaits, mais le prix à payer risque d'être élevé.
Au final en continuant ma lecture j'ai été plutôt contente des scènes spicy, on a du cnc, de la dégradation/humiliation, que demande le peuple. Il y a une scène de course-poursuite dans la forêt, et une scène dans une petite cabane remplie de miroirs.
dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Bueno. Con este libro me doy de baja en la [a:Rina Kent|18697906|Rina Kent|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1589557864p2/18697906.jpg] experience porque me di cuenta que lo bueno que fue su libro [b:Deviant King|53180698|Deviant King (Royal Elite, #1)|Rina Kent|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586918783l/53180698._SY75_.jpg|73366263] was actually a fluke instead of the norm. De los... ¿10? libros que leí de ella, sólo disfruté 2. Así que me cansé de darle oportunidad time and time again.

Mi problema principal con este libro es lo turbio que es. No tengo nada en contra de las fantasías sexuales de las personas, por más desviadas que sean, pero la "rape fantasy" es una que a mi personalmente me pone muy incómoda, porque no puedo entender por qué alguien disfrutaría de eso. Y el hecho de que todo este libro aprox se basara en eso... thank you, next. También odio que me persigan, y en este libro lo hicieron mil veces peor porque se perseguían en el medio del bosque a las 00:00 de la noche ????? hell fucking no.

Una vez más voy a mencionar cuanto aborrezco los libros donde los protagonistas mantienen relaciones sexuales sin preservativo, y sin saber qué es de la vida sexual de su compañero. Tipo, hello? Have you ever heard of STI?

No me di cuenta que este libro estaba relacionado con [b:All the Lies|50530098|All the Lies (Lies & Truths Duet, #1)|Rina Kent|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581514607l/50530098._SY75_.jpg|75511795], así que fue una toda una sorpresa cuando me di cuenta. Nevertheless, me pareció completamente redundante e innecesario como, para el final del libro, cuando Reina pierde sus recuerdos (aka lo que pasa en su historia) la mencionaban todo el tiempo una y otra vez. Se sintió como la autora diciendo "CHE GENTE, MIREN QUE TENGO UN LIBRO DE ELLA. LEEANLO." (Which, by the way, don't. It's not that good)

Amé todas las referencias al vocabulario otaku

Listen I heard this was: a quarterback & nerd duo, kinky, and depraved. That’s all it took folks
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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