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breannloveland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Drug abuse
byuniespromise'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? No
3.0
I loved it and hated it.
I loved the overall storyline and the characters ended up being more lovable than i expected in the beginning.
And the female main character is such a badass i really enjoyed her to not start out as a weak frightened person but already fierce. That had me rooting for her from the start
But OH MY GOD DID I ALSO HATE IT. The smut is a lot and i simply did not expect it to be THAT full of smut and i also think it needs a few more clear disclaimers and warnings…
But again, the actual plot i really did enjoy… i couldnt not finish it, no matter how much i disliked the amount and type of smut
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Torture, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse
starryaqua's review against another edition
CW: domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, rape, coercion, violence and uhh…. gross misogyny, etc, etc
I took a risk with this one. I thought this was gonna be a chill, turn-your-brain-off kind of romance. I can do dark romance without an issue. But this? Is truly something else.
The writing is extremely immature and barely edited. Way too shallow to handle content of this nature, even if it’s supposed to be mindless. I was catching blatant errors (like forgetting the character’s pov mid-chapter and having them accidentally say their own name in dialogue). Physical descriptions were giving teenage Wattpad fanfiction. Like filling a paragraph with the main character talking about her getting dressed. Ebony D’arkness Dementia Raven Way type of prose.
Speaking of, the fmc was THE most “not like other girls”, edgy and damaged and “tough” fmc I’ve ever read. The ~silver~ hair and piercings and tattoos and clunky boots. Not her calling herself a “rocker chick” as she put on a concert shirt for The Killers. I wish I was making this up. Just her and her bat and her overpowered skill to knock out four huge men against the world. She was bland, tired, and miserable to follow. I simply did not care about her and definitely didn’t care for the fact that we were told EVERYTHING about her. Like she was directly blabbing to the reader.
The other main characters (love interests? I guess) are equally insufferable and horrendously trope-y. All comically huge and tough and spewing the most constant stream of misogynistic vitriol it was actually gross to read. Their inner monologue was either annoying and boring or downright disturbing. All of them were insanely sexually charged at all times, some getting off on gratuitous displays of gore and violence. If any of them were supposed to be redeemable in the eyes of the reader or if their actions were justified, I didn’t care to keep reading. Nor could there ever be an excuse to their calling dibs on their new “property”, discussing raping her, and immediately sexually assaulting her, or threatening her with needless violence.
The plot was as thin as a tissue. Mafia made a deal with fmc’s dad, he falls through, they collect the debt by kidnapping his daughter to “own” her. Why? No reason. 2013 fanfiction was calling I guess. I didn’t read more to find out what happens, but I don’t need to to know that whatever sex occurs won’t be consensual. Dubious at best. Coercion isn’t consent. Threats aren’t consent. There’s nothing safe and sane about holding someone captive and immediately pushing your <i>actually</i> psychopathic murderous sadism on someone. That’s not how this works. It’s a shaky line of fantasies and actual harm in its portrayal, leaning hard on the incredibly unethical practices.
For the level of strength, sheer walls of muscle mass, and penitent for violence, it truly made no sense that the men were even human? Everything about them (especially Diesel) read like they were some sort of inhuman force. His lust for blood and biting at people’s skin (he ripped an earlobe off with his teeth?) was so unnatural for just a regular human dude. An extremely fucked up human, but still. Human. If this was fanfiction of some kind I wouldn’t be surprised.
TDLR: yikes. If you want to write unethically violent rape-y fantasies, at least get an editor with better eyes.
Graphic: Sexism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death of parent, Blood, Addiction, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
shellind75's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Moderate: Incest
flora_fcrp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
A perfect example of men that we love in book but not in real life !
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, and Gore
Minor: Sexual assault, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Trafficking, and Alcohol
bexxii00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Addiction, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Rape, and Self harm
caoimhe1410's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Torture
writtenmelodies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Torture, Grief, Blood, Gore, Stalking, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, and Mental illness
andreaaaoid'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
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
emmydoil's review against another edition
I've read fanfics that had better writing then this book and that was deeply upsetting since people raved about this.
The characters were rushed in fleshing out their development, and everything felt sloppy.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Addiction, Violence, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship