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rory_drake's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual assault, Body horror, Kidnapping, Addiction, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Murder, Car accident, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Physical abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, Deportation, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse
bbygirl21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
And I was just reading the reviews that are on here and was shocked by what people actually didn't like and complained about compared to what I thought people wouldn't like. A lot of them talked about minimal plot and the book being too long as their reasons for not enjoying the book. Which if your going into this looking for plot I guess to others they don't think there's much of it, and to some extent I agree with them, even though I found the plot along with everything else quite enjoyable. So if you want more plot over spice then this probably isn't for you. But I thought the plot was good.
But what shocked me about the reviews the most was that people weren't mentioning the graphic sexual scenes in their reasonings for not enjoying the book. I thought those would be taken about more. But I guess it really just comes down to plot and book length for most people.
But aside from that, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I could not stop reading it. I just wanted to keep reading and see what would happen next. I was actually laughing a lot throughout this entire book. I found Diesel particularly hilarious. He's just that funny brand of crazy. I honestly don't know people hate on him so much(aside from the obvious torture and violence of his job and sex life) I found him very entertaining and enjoyable.
I love so the characters. Roxy is a badass and I love that she doesn't take anything from no one. The guys were just amazing. I loved each and every one of them. Diesel of course which I already talked about was just hilarious. I loved how crazy and obsessive he is. Kenzo was just a sweetheart most of the time. I loved how he just wanted to spoil Roxy especially knowing his and Ryder's past.
Ryder and Garrett both frustrated me a little bit, but their behavior is slightly understandable given their rough backgrounds. It doesn't excuse them but I understand them. What Garrett went through with his ex Daphne was brutal and heartbreaking. And I couldn't help but love Garrett despite his angry outbursts and violence towards Roxy. And it's the same with Ryder. The way he's always felt the need to protect Kenzo since they were kids from their father and then all of the guys and eventually Roxy. It was bound to get to him eventually. Despite the fact that they kidnapped her, I'm happy that she was able to help them overcome their fears and allow love in.
The chemistry in this group was just phenomenal. I love how they just gravitate to each other. And I loved the fact they ate breakfast together daily. It was just a sweet little thing that they made sure to do where everyone was together all at once.
I will say the end of the book after all the action doesn't really add much to the story plot wise. But I actually loved it. I haven't read a lot of books where there's a period after the climax of the story where we see the characters actually living life and being happy. Most books usually skip over all that detail. But I loved that there's actually several chapters of them recovering from everything and being happy or at least making progress towards being happy before there's the six month time jump at the end.
So overall, I absolutely loved this book. I definitely wouldn't recommend it to everyone. But if you really love dark gruesome stories with lots of spice this is for you. Definitely check the trigger warnings though.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Car accident, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Deportation, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Alcoholism, and Cancer
megthecatlady's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Torture, Death, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Deportation, Death of parent, and Addiction
ky001113's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
But overall, this book is very well written with an interesting plot and constantly evolving characters!!
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Cursing, Torture, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Drug use, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Deportation, Incest, Infidelity, Addiction, Cancer, Pedophilia, Rape, and Vomit
dakotaelle13'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
4.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Murder, Drug use, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Deportation