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A review by hereiskyra
Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
I am going to preface this by saying, if you loved this book… I love that for you (and I’m sorry).
This book might have been marginally better had I not listened to the audio and read the physical material instead but… only marginally.
I won’t go on and on about what I didn’t like about it. The audiobook itself is just VILE and hands down one of the top 3 worst audiobooks I’ve ever listened to… but the story itself had a lot of issues, too. But at least it if I had read it with my eyes, I wouldn’t have had to listen to nineteen, yes nineteen, hours of some guy sounding like a bad Disney villain.
I didn’t grow to like or become attached to a single main character. I couldn’t stand Roxy… she’s not funny? But generally all of the dialogue was kind of cringeworthy. The chemistry to me wasn’t very believable and I didn’t feel like the characters really had any growth or actually showed signs of emotional depth. I just wasn’t a fan of the way any of them were written.
But for a book that was clearly written with a loose plot simply to set up some kinky RH smut? It did its job. There is most definitely smut and no shortage of it!
I also learned that if I’m going to commit to a gigantic book with a bunch of dudes banging one girl… I think I actually prefer some sword crossing. It’s more fun. 😋
Tropes:
Enemies to Lovers
Captive/Captors
Reverse Harem
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This book might have been marginally better had I not listened to the audio and read the physical material instead but… only marginally.
I won’t go on and on about what I didn’t like about it. The audiobook itself is just VILE and hands down one of the top 3 worst audiobooks I’ve ever listened to… but the story itself had a lot of issues, too. But at least it if I had read it with my eyes, I wouldn’t have had to listen to nineteen, yes nineteen, hours of some guy sounding like a bad Disney villain.
I didn’t grow to like or become attached to a single main character. I couldn’t stand Roxy… she’s not funny? But generally all of the dialogue was kind of cringeworthy. The chemistry to me wasn’t very believable and I didn’t feel like the characters really had any growth or actually showed signs of emotional depth. I just wasn’t a fan of the way any of them were written.
But for a book that was clearly written with a loose plot simply to set up some kinky RH smut? It did its job. There is most definitely smut and no shortage of it!
I also learned that if I’m going to commit to a gigantic book with a bunch of dudes banging one girl… I think I actually prefer some sword crossing. It’s more fun. 😋
Tropes:
Enemies to Lovers
Captive/Captors
Reverse Harem
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death, Gore, and Sexual violence