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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
arbramirez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Sexual violence, and Trafficking
murphybl'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Car accident, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
autumnalcreature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
0.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
maskihaan'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: Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Vomit, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Body horror, and Car accident
zc2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Body horror, Car accident, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Physical abuse
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
svjak'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
2.75
First off - idk why the author decided to name all the characters some buff hotrod dudebro names but they sound like the names of generic biker gang characters. Ryder, Garret, Kenzo, Diesel, Roxy... c'mon lol. I'm not one to be super picky on names because it's so subjective but these were bad even by my very low standards. To the point it almost pulls you out of the story sometimes with their sexy one-liner phrases and these names.
Second - if I never hear another mc ever say 'they were afraid because they all knew what they were. they were vipers. and they were dangerous' ever again I am telling you it will be too soon. If you tossed out all of the repetitive mentions of how badass and dangerous these men were - how nobody messed with the vipers because they've got fangs, how they were so feared and notorious nobody touched what was theirs and they bite back harder - I swear you'd be cutting out half the book. It got SO REPETITIVE I just started skimming pieces because there would be several paragraph explanations of people's reaction to them followed by a monologue of why they're scared and/or why they should be. It got to be a bit too much.
Third - the author does have a tendency to show-not-tell and at times it gets very very old.
However... lets not pretend I picked this book up for it's masterful prose. The book was spicy. But in a surprisingly depraved and dark way. I picked up the book expecting a dark romance and a dark romance I got. It was almost like a buffet of every kind of 'not good for you' relationship there is mashed into one book. Each one of the 'brothers' (not actually brothers) filled one of those stereotypical roles had had a very different relationship dynamic with the mc.
I will probably never reread this book, but I can't say I didn't enjoy reading it.
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
I'm not even going to try to go into depth on each one of those but I need you to know that if you want to read this book that it is DARK. The MC is kidnapped and held against her will. She experiences what I would call stockholm syndrome and falls in love with her captors after they abuse/sexually assault her. There are graphic depictions of torture, toxic relationships, violence, and emotional abuse both in and outside of the proverbial bedroom. Take these TW's seriously. This is not your average 'dark romance.'juhpiter_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Torture, Murder, Blood, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
zozobacon's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Blood, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Rape