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bunky_jones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Religious bigotry
georgioporgio'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
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Cancer and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Sexual assault
sxndaze's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Confinement
Minor: Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, and Sexual assault
tenderbench's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Death, Sexual content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Cancer
Minor: Death of parent and Vomit
carla20'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Vomit, Body horror, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Child abuse, Grief, and Sexual assault
lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved Lachlan so much and how gone he was for Lark. Normally I get bored in books when the couple develops feelings for each other so quickly, but I felt there was enough pining here and enough other things going on that I really didn’t mind
I’m very excited for the next book in this series
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
claudiareadabook's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Stalking, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cursing
krystalreadsstuff's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was another enjoyable and unbelievable story in the Ruinous Love series. I didn't love Lark and Lachlan quite as much as Rowan and Sloane, and the first book (Butcher & Blackbird) definitely made me laugh out loud more than this one, but I still stayed up way too late to finish this book.
Weaver's inclusion of the antagonist-crazy-religious-murderer's POV was well done and felt like a starkly different voice, a problem I found with the main characters' POVs. I had to stop multiple times to double-check whose POV I was reading from because they were extremely similar.
Like with Butcher & Blackbird, to enjoy this book requires a fair amount of suspension of understanding how reality works, especially in terms of forensics, investigations, security, ...craft supplies and industrial ovens. But it was still a fun read, I will definitely read the third book in this trilogy and probably whatever else Brynne Weaver comes up with, and I give it a solid 4 stars.
Graphic: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gun violence
Minor: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
squidney36'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
5.0
Dark
Less funny than first but still super good/enjoyable
More focused on the romance than the comedy
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gun violence, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Vomit
miladyofscott's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Murder, and Stalking
Moderate: Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Torture
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent