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Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight

298 reviews

breannloveland's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

This may be the darkest book ever written.  Very gory. I don’t usually have triggers but this book triggered me. I don’t think it’s a bad book at all. But if you have any triggers at all, I would skip this one.

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Content Warnings

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

sara_locke's review against another edition

The dialogue was so poorly written, and the characters were totally unbelievable. The spice would only last about 1 page before it was on to more incoherent banter. Everyone needed therapy; not codependent and toxic kink. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

marleyjade123's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Cursing, Violence, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, and Cancer

adelagx's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping, Addiction, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

jacinta1711's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Sexual content, Murder, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Cursing

Minor: Addiction

byuniespromise's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• 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

OKAY WHERE TO START

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

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Content Warnings

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

lhailey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Murder, and Torture

georgioporgio's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury

lethridge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness and Kidnapping

Minor: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, and Death of parent

amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

My summary: 
Diesel, Ryder, Garrett, and Kenzo are The Vipers. Ryder is the front man and face of their legitimate and illegitimate companies. Garrett is the enforcer. Kenzo is the bookie. And Diesel is the assassin. They are ruthless, brutal, and sexy as hell. They run this city and nobody crosses them. When Rob racks up a debt to them that he can’t pay, he offers to sell his daughter, Roxxane, to them to cover it. Roxy has been on her own since she was 17 and is now 24–and a total badass. She owns Roxers, a dive bar in town. When the Vipers come to collect her, she knows she has no way of getting away from them. But as infuriated as Roxy is by being taken as property, she soon can’t help but be attracted to her captors. And once she realizes they’re all broken in their own way, they all find ways to help each other heal. 

My thoughts: 

If you’re going to read this book, you’re going to have to get really cool about a bunch of stuff really quickly. I imagine there is a niche for this book, however, it is not exactly *my* niche. 

I saw an out of context, smutty quote on Bookstagram and immediately downloaded it from Kindle Unlimited. And, wow, let me tell you, I did not have any idea of exactly what I was diving into with this one. 

This is a VERY dark mafia romance. The content is, well, a lot. The list of trigger warnings is very long for this book. I highly suggest anyone look through all of them before reading this book. It has tons of smut, a lot of violence, and some plot. 

I feel like I should be disgusted by this book, and I somewhat am, but I also could not stop flying through the pages. Some (most?) parts were just gross, and I don’t see how even a contortionist could’ve made some of these scenes possible, and some was just too over the top for me. “Why choose” has never been my favorite trope but this isn’t the worst that I’ve read. 

I’m actually more concerned that I’m not more concerned about this book. I absolutely do not recommend this for most people, but if this is your thing, then definitely have at it and enjoy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Car accident, Torture, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Slavery