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bergha1998's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
DARK Romance, Stalking, Emotional, 4 🔥
Graphic: Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual content, Abandonment, Grief, Self harm, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, and Sexual harassment
sleepingbreads's review
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Torture
_angelinasbooks_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Mental illness, Self harm, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Murder, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts
nidhzinwonderland's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Even though the theme of human trafficking and the dark underworld was a recurring theme throughout the series, the reason this book was so much harder to read was because it was from the perspective of someone who hadn't just seen or experienced the trauma for a temporary period of time but someone who had lived their entire life knowing that they wouldn't ever know a different one. The effects of what she had been through were so deep rooted within Lyla that even after she got out of that shit hole her mind couldn't fully adapt to the new state of suddenly being free. This book excellently portrays the struggles of a survivor after being liberated and the psychological issues caused by the system of enslavement on a person.
I also felt like this book and the entire series aced their depiction of the characters who are in theory the "saviors" or "good guys". I think most people forget that even though these men have decent morals they're still people who were brought up and are part of the underworld which automatically establishes the fact that they can never be the lay mans definition of "good".
Are they people against the human trade and all for the equal rights of all humans? Yeah sure. But are they people of never killed an innocent person or butchered those they didn't like? Absolutely not.
Unlike the previous book the pacing was on point with this one and the plot was developed systematically and I felt like it wasn't too rushed.
Not going to lie, I found Dain to be a little weird and cringe at times and I didn't really understand his motives even after the full explanation but he was a decent protagonist overall. Layla was a messed up, completely out of her mind, Someone please help the woman out character and I loved that about her.
Honestly I was very excited to read from the pov of the one character who was a constant mystery from book 1, Luna Caine and I'm sooo glad we finally got a glimpse into her life. This book was a great read overall and definitely an asset to the series.
nidhi <3
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Stalking, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Drug use
erinmd156's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Torture, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Drug abuse
siffpedersen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Self harm, Torture, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders
xoxo_bookishbabe's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Torture, Excrement, Infertility, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia
navisti's review
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
perennialpage's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
It felt completely unrealistic that someone who had been a sex slave that was abused and raped since she was a child was so quick to let an assassin possessive alpha male dominate her. Perhaps if it was written better or somewhat more sensitively it wouldn’t have left a strange taste in my mouth. I like that he watches out for her and had her best interests in mind, and I loved that she felt safe with him, but something about the way certain scenes were written just gave me the ick. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it, and made it to the end at least. But at this point I’m just finishing the books so I can figure out who the head hauncho bad guy is.
Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Slavery, Rape, Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Self harm, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Infertility, Gun violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Gore, and Drug abuse
malakelfeki's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Violence, Slavery, Rape, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Stalking, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Sexual violence