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A review by jaenxne
Beautiful Fiend by Lola King
3.0
So the story was intense.
Brutal, violent, dark and above all there were scenes that crossed my moral boundaries. This is not my first dark romance book, but I have to admit that this one made it to the top of my list. What I particularly liked was that Billie had an incredibly strong personality and didn't have the usual damsel-in-distress role. Still, there were a few parts of the book where I would have liked to see more fighting spirit from her. But I think her actions and choices made it a bit more realistic? I have to be honest and say that I don't know how I feel about Caden. I didn't like him right after the first chapter. I'm not a fan of the "I'm going to take everything without their consent" type. But as the story progressed, I realised that even though their relationship was toxic in my eyes, there was still the right balance between the two characters. So I highly recommend reading the trigger warnings first.
Merged review:
So the story was intense.
Brutal, violent, dark and above all there were scenes that crossed my moral boundaries. This is not my first dark romance book, but I have to admit that this one made it to the top of my list. What I particularly liked was that Billie had an incredibly strong personality and didn't have the usual damsel-in-distress role. Still, there were a few parts of the book where I would have liked to see more fighting spirit from her. But I think her actions and choices made it a bit more realistic? I have to be honest and say that I don't know how I feel about Caden. I didn't like him right after the first chapter. I'm not a fan of the "I'm going to take everything without their consent" type. But as the story progressed, I realised that even though their relationship was toxic in my eyes, there was still the right balance between the two characters. So I highly recommend reading the trigger warnings first.
Brutal, violent, dark and above all there were scenes that crossed my moral boundaries. This is not my first dark romance book, but I have to admit that this one made it to the top of my list. What I particularly liked was that Billie had an incredibly strong personality and didn't have the usual damsel-in-distress role. Still, there were a few parts of the book where I would have liked to see more fighting spirit from her. But I think her actions and choices made it a bit more realistic? I have to be honest and say that I don't know how I feel about Caden. I didn't like him right after the first chapter. I'm not a fan of the "I'm going to take everything without their consent" type. But as the story progressed, I realised that even though their relationship was toxic in my eyes, there was still the right balance between the two characters. So I highly recommend reading the trigger warnings first.
Merged review:
So the story was intense.
Brutal, violent, dark and above all there were scenes that crossed my moral boundaries. This is not my first dark romance book, but I have to admit that this one made it to the top of my list. What I particularly liked was that Billie had an incredibly strong personality and didn't have the usual damsel-in-distress role. Still, there were a few parts of the book where I would have liked to see more fighting spirit from her. But I think her actions and choices made it a bit more realistic? I have to be honest and say that I don't know how I feel about Caden. I didn't like him right after the first chapter. I'm not a fan of the "I'm going to take everything without their consent" type. But as the story progressed, I realised that even though their relationship was toxic in my eyes, there was still the right balance between the two characters. So I highly recommend reading the trigger warnings first.