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chesneisanchez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
2.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Child death, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Sexual content, Blood, Rape, and Violence
reading_adventures'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? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Blood
Minor: Stalking, Child death, Violence, and Kidnapping
cheeserue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
and go to war they did; just, not the kind he expected.
wtf was this book? why did they build up a good plot only for it to suck so bad in the end? WHY DID SHE KEEP TAKE THE DRUGS WILLINGLY?! why did they take (approximately) 1000 showers?
force sex fantasy and CNC but not one conversation about limits or safe words, GHB fed to her every 5 seconds, fucking next to dead bodies, secret society plotline barely touched, FMC having just about no personality, obsessed ex bf who didn't want her when they were together but now wants her because his enemy has her, random elopement so she doesnt have to be forced into marriage to said ex bf. it just keeps going.
I love dark romances, especially CNC/FSF but this wasn't it. this book didn't need to be 600 pages.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Torture
Moderate: Abandonment and Child death
wanderingpages0718'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual violence, Stalking, Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Vomit
Minor: Child death
kenziescoggin'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Domestic abuse, Murder, Child death, Sexual violence, Gore, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Rape, and Violence
pamelasoto'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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Rape and Child death
zc2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Vomit, and War
romancejunkie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Likes:
• Ryat is obsessed with her. An OTT, crazed hero who refused to share her with anyone.
• He was a bad man, but he had honor. Rape was off the table, and we saw that immediately.
• The exploration of Blake’s sexual fantasies. I loved how he reassured her and allowed her to explore without judgement.
• How he called her his good girl. UNF.
Dislikes:
• Ryat is an OTT, possessive hero. He took it too far, IMO, his actions turning abusive in some situations. Some authors walk the line of possessiveness and can’t live without them vibes without teetering into abuse. This author did not manage that.
• The drama. Sweet Christ, the drama. The twists and turns and BS coming out of left field. It was a fucking soap opera.
• Wtf was with all the flashbacks? Why TF couldn’t she actually put those IN the current timeline. Zero reason as far as I could tell except for lazy storytelling.
• She wrote an engaging story—I’ll say that—but her actual writing leaves something to be desired. She needed an editor. Badly. And someone needs to break her exclamation key.
• The amount of violence. It was grotesque, unnecessary, and overkill.
• The sex scenes got repetitive and boring. Yeah, I said it. But I can only read the same things so many times before I start skimming.
Graphic: Pregnancy, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Medical content, Gore, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Abandonment