ladybug12793 's review for:

Kings of Lockdown by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

2.0

dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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monotonous

This isn’t a bully romance. This is torture and abuse. 

There are no redeeming qualities of these boys. They don’t get better. They continue to torture the FMC and she just allows it to happen. I know the twisted sisters have extreme bullying in their books. I read zodiac Academy and was traumatized at first but ended up loving it after the MMCs redemptions. These go too far and don’t get better. I won’t even go into how annoying the FMC is. This book was incredibly repetitive and way too long for what happened. Nothing happened until the last 5%. This book had no right being this long.

3 🌶️

* please disregard grammatical errors due to voice texting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking