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hilary89 's review for:
The Sinner
by Shantel Tessier
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Basically just trauma porn with a super convoluted plot. I'm not sure if it's because I listened to the audiobook rather than reading it, but midway through I totally lost the plot and spent most of the rest of the book confused. The only reason I stuck with it was I had to many questions that needed answers (and I guess they were answered by the end, sort of). It was especially irritating because the book was ridiculously long (17+ hr) and it took forever to get any answers.
The only character that received any real development was Ellie... it was never explained why Sin is the way he is and how he became so shitty.
Lots of sex... all exploitative and very little of it consensual. That's not really a dealbreaker for me, but it got super repetitive.
Basically, it was a book trying desperately to push dark romance/erotica boundaries but it was all just poorly executed.
The only side character in this universe I'm interested in is Tyson and he's the focus of the next book so I might still give it a try, but if it's as much of a mess as this one I'll just DNF and cut my loses.
The only character that received any real development was Ellie... it was never explained why Sin is the way he is and how he became so shitty.
Lots of sex... all exploitative and very little of it consensual. That's not really a dealbreaker for me, but it got super repetitive.
Basically, it was a book trying desperately to push dark romance/erotica boundaries but it was all just poorly executed.
The only side character in this universe I'm interested in is Tyson and he's the focus of the next book so I might still give it a try, but if it's as much of a mess as this one I'll just DNF and cut my loses.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Gaslighting
Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder