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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
Please read the trigger warnings before you start reading. There are a lot of triggering parts of the book.
I finally caved after seeing recommendations for this book everywhere. The story was phenomenal, but it sometimes got a bit confusing. I felt like many people were mentioned, which was challenging to keep up with them. Please read the trigger warnings before you start reading. There are a lot of triggering parts of the book. The cult aspect was the most fascinating for me. From an outside perspective, it is self-evident what is happening. We can see that from the very beginning of the story. The spice is great, but there are also some very dark scenes. You will fall in love with the characters and their darkness.
I finally caved after seeing recommendations for this book everywhere. The story was phenomenal, but it sometimes got a bit confusing. I felt like many people were mentioned, which was challenging to keep up with them. Please read the trigger warnings before you start reading. There are a lot of triggering parts of the book. The cult aspect was the most fascinating for me. From an outside perspective, it is self-evident what is happening. We can see that from the very beginning of the story. The spice is great, but there are also some very dark scenes. You will fall in love with the characters and their darkness.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape
This is a good dark queer romance, Aura grows in a fricking cult and it's able to get out(we don't know how, they never say hoe she escaped which is kinda annoying) but you know cults will follow you anywhere. On a night out with her boyfriend and her best friend she meets Ruby and there's sparks right away, but she cannot like girls, right? WRONG! That energy it's there and so much shit happens.
Ruby is so top, so strong and has a delicious dirty mouth.
2.5
Ruby is so top, so strong and has a delicious dirty mouth.
2.5
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Holy Hanna!
Ya know, for me to be a lesbian myself, this is my first taste of FxF
Ya know, for me to be a lesbian myself, this is my first taste of FxF
dark
tense
fast-paced
I hate to give a book I only read 20% from a 1 star, but this was quite bad.
Liza James used to write on Wattpad and I’m not surprised by that bc it reads like the smutty fanfiction on there. I can get down with fanfiction-like writing, but when there’s no substance in plot, the characters, and especially the romance, you lose me.
I thought the writing could have definitely used an editor. If I have to read “fuck” or “toxic” one more time, I’m going to lose it. I thought that Ruby and Aura read the same, Vibe would’ve benefited more if there was only one POV. The dialogue felt very clunky and cringey, it took me out of the novel bc nobody talks like that??
oh god the characters. everyone is a pos besides our two leading ladies, and tbh they’re not even compelling as they are dependent on each other IMMEDIATELY, i don’t know anything about them individually other than they’re both traumatized and are surrounded by awful people.
side note: it’s really annoying to read sapphic stories when a lot of them have a focus on men continuously being awful to them or have multiple scenes of heterosexuality in a WLW BOOK!!! what feminist is going to enjoy reading about detailed SEVERAL sexual assault scenes that described in a fetishized way? lol not me
there was no plot, but to be fair, I only read 20% of the book
there was no romance either it was just abrupt sex and sexual attraction. idk what this “connection” these girls have considering they haven’t even known each other for 24 hours let alone spoke more than a couple of sentences to one another. I guess it’s just their ✨vibes✨ that are pulling them together, I’m sorry I can’t suspend my disbelief.
I can get down with a dark romance read, i can definitely read dark elements and enjoy them if they’re well-written. like I read all levels of horror? but this read like mediocre “dark” erotica, maybe the romance comes later…. but I don’t care enough to push through this aggravating mess.
first book club dnf rip rip
Liza James used to write on Wattpad and I’m not surprised by that bc it reads like the smutty fanfiction on there. I can get down with fanfiction-like writing, but when there’s no substance in plot, the characters, and especially the romance, you lose me.
I thought the writing could have definitely used an editor. If I have to read “fuck” or “toxic” one more time, I’m going to lose it. I thought that Ruby and Aura read the same, Vibe would’ve benefited more if there was only one POV. The dialogue felt very clunky and cringey, it took me out of the novel bc nobody talks like that??
oh god the characters. everyone is a pos besides our two leading ladies, and tbh they’re not even compelling as they are dependent on each other IMMEDIATELY, i don’t know anything about them individually other than they’re both traumatized and are surrounded by awful people.
side note: it’s really annoying to read sapphic stories when a lot of them have a focus on men continuously being awful to them or have multiple scenes of heterosexuality in a WLW BOOK!!! what feminist is going to enjoy reading about detailed SEVERAL sexual assault scenes that described in a fetishized way? lol not me
there was no plot, but to be fair, I only read 20% of the book
there was no romance either it was just abrupt sex and sexual attraction. idk what this “connection” these girls have considering they haven’t even known each other for 24 hours let alone spoke more than a couple of sentences to one another. I guess it’s just their ✨vibes✨ that are pulling them together, I’m sorry I can’t suspend my disbelief.
I can get down with a dark romance read, i can definitely read dark elements and enjoy them if they’re well-written. like I read all levels of horror? but this read like mediocre “dark” erotica, maybe the romance comes later…. but I don’t care enough to push through this aggravating mess.
first book club dnf rip rip
dark