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A review by rachelgreenreads
Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.5
This was really high quality garbage. Like, it was very cheesy and trashy but the writing was good and the story was well done. There were some things that should have been very cringey, but it went past cringe and into camp, so those bits were actually hilarious.
But I thought the relationship between the MCs developed well, there was some good hurt/comfort, and the disability representation was surprisingly well done.
I hated Butch tbh, but maybe I was supposed to? I’ve heard he develops throughout the series. Overall very enjoyable read, but would only recommend to friends tolerant of the cringe/ generally some offensive stuff that just didn’t age well.
Ps. There’s a lot of sexual assault threat/ attempts floating throughout the book. None from close characters, but still enough to give someone the ick for sure.
But I thought the relationship between the MCs developed well, there was some good hurt/comfort, and the disability representation was surprisingly well done.
I hated Butch tbh, but maybe I was supposed to? I’ve heard he develops throughout the series. Overall very enjoyable read, but would only recommend to friends tolerant of the cringe/ generally some offensive stuff that just didn’t age well.
Ps. There’s a lot of sexual assault threat/ attempts floating throughout the book. None from close characters, but still enough to give someone the ick for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Sexism, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Police brutality
Minor: Pregnancy and Torture
There’s a lot of sexual assault threat/ attempts floating throughout the book. None from close characters, but still enough to give someone the ick for sure.
There’s also a lot of misogyny and chauvinism mostly by Butch, but the way most of the vamps talk about women is not great . There is also a lot of whorephobia and violence against sex workers in the book. by the villain(s) but also one of the inner circle, Zsadist, though his actions are not confirmed.