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ak2190'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Violence
poppywarphan's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Physical abuse and Misogyny
sandhillsalina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Murder, and Misogyny
Minor: Death of parent
blacksheep11'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? It's complicated
2.75
The beginning of the book was a bit slow but once it picked up I started to really enjoy it. I always knew Hawke was hiding something and I knew it would come to light. However the big shock reveal wasn’t shocking to me and in fact I just started to dislike hawke. But what really sent me off the edge was how she had the Stockholm syndrome effect and STILL wanting him. He played a part in ruining her life. Half of their ‘relationship’ was a lie. He was continuously treating her like she was his property. And wow I’m just so mad that people enjoy this. He would continuously hurt her emotionally and it was shown as ‘dark love.’ Nahh that’s just an abusive relationship being romanticized. Oh and just to add how it felt Paedophilic. She was constantly described as small and innocent. She was even given the clothes of a child at one point
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
semelos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Cursing, and Physical abuse
Minor: Emotional abuse and Sexual harassment
biblio_jordyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
What could have been better?
Guys, I really wanted to like this book, but? I was bored. I was so bored almost the whole time. The first 3/4s of the book took me almost a month to get through. And then EVERYONE told me this was a very steamy piece of fiction...and for me, personally, it wasn’t as steamy as the hype, it was steamy but the hype had me having different expectations. And this won goodreads romance last year...and beat Beach Read, WHICH I LOVE....SO...I DON’T KNOW FRIENDS, I’m an outlier I know, but I was very bored by the storytelling.
What I enjoyed?
When it picked up for the last quarter (maybe less 😂), I enjoyed it! Also I LOVE POPPY. Poppy is one of those badass girl characters that you root for from beginning to end.
Also, Hawke? Yeah, he was definitely swoon worthy.
I’ll be honest, MOST of the characters presented I did like (besides the antagonists obviously), I was curious to see what would happen to them.
And, overall, there seems to be a good plot being created for the series and some world building.
I HAVE HEARD the second book is a lot more fast paced and better than the first so I will be giving it a try.
So, while I was very bored, the end made up some of that for me making it a more enjoyable read than I thought at the beginning.
I still recommend this book! Mostly, because a lot of people I know really LOVE this book and LOVE this series...so maybe I’m just missing something? Which is completely possible.
Graphic: Misogyny and Violence
sylvestra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture
skm's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
sarah_br's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping and Misogyny
bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Confinement, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual content