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Vicious
by L.J. Shen
#Smutathon Book 2
TW: Hard Bullying Scenes, Physical and Mental Abuse, and Drug Use
OMG this book is so intense but so good. Super ADDICTIVE I could hardly stop reading, it's not my usual type of reading but I really enjoyed it, I know there are many dark and bad things with the book but it's SO good
4.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
You can find this one and more of my reviews on my blog A Book. A Thought.
This book follows the complicated, disturbed and twisted relationship between Vicious, an unscrupulous and powerful young man and Emilia, a humble and innocent young woman who would do anything for her family. This is a dark romance between two people from different worlds with such a strong attraction that will cross all boundaries.
Oh, this book! I loved it and enjoyed every second, well, said that I enjoyed it will be a lie, cause I also suffered and had many other feelings, but basically I think it's 100% addictive, it's very difficult to stop reading once you start. The story takes place between jumps in time, it begins when they were teenagers until they're adults. We follow both Emilia's and Vicious' POVs, which I love in this type of romance because it makes you tie things together and understand what goes through each one of their heads when making decisions.
I really admire Emilia's character, not because I justify all her actions, of course, but because she protects her sister and her parents and everything she has sacrificed for them is really incredible. I felt so bad for her in so many moments I just wanted to hug her, & Vicious, on the other hand, I hate him for most of the book, but at the same time I think he's a character with a lot of presence, very powerful, dark and extremely interesting to follow. You know there's something very wrong in his mind but anyway you can't stop wanting to know more and more about him, his past and his true desires. I think he's a very addictive and well-created character, even though in real life he would be extremely creepy, you know? LOL
It's not a book with a healthy romance, and I'm pretty aware of that, there are many bad things happening most of the time, but in the end I like the growth of the characters, and as Emilia becomes stronger and more determined, while Vicious manages to soften his heart a little and begin to consider his true feelings. It doesn't justify, though, all the shit that Vicious makes Emilia go through, but I wanted to mention it.
Besides being very easy and quick to read, I think it has incredible dialogues, each scene with dialogues makes you feel that you're physically there at that moment and really get you involved with the plot even more.
I also liked the secondary characters I think that each one has a super important role in the plot and each one contributes a good scene, especially Vicious friends, all have wicked minds and they're not good people, but it's very interesting for me to see how strong is the bond that unites them, and despite being confronted each other several times, they're like brothers and that will not change.
The sex scenes are VERY GOOD, I haven't read many in my life so I don't have much to compare to, but these are really intense, so as stimmy romance, is perfect. It has many explicit scenes so if that's something you don't like I recommend discretion or that you don't read it, because it's really quite crude in that aspect. It also has a lot of inappropriate language.
This book is SO INCREDIBLE, I didn't expect at all to like it so much, it was a surprise, but it ends up having everything I was looking for at that moment, I spent a great time reading it, although I still have many emotions and I can't explain it because spoilers, but I hope that if you're interested in dark romances you decide to read it!, I know you'll not regret it. If you're a sensitive person or you don't enjoy this type of male character, powerful and cruel, I don't think it's the book for you.
TW: Hard Bullying Scenes, Physical and Mental Abuse, and Drug Use
OMG this book is so intense but so good. Super ADDICTIVE I could hardly stop reading, it's not my usual type of reading but I really enjoyed it, I know there are many dark and bad things with the book but it's SO good
4.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
You can find this one and more of my reviews on my blog A Book. A Thought.
This book follows the complicated, disturbed and twisted relationship between Vicious, an unscrupulous and powerful young man and Emilia, a humble and innocent young woman who would do anything for her family. This is a dark romance between two people from different worlds with such a strong attraction that will cross all boundaries.
Oh, this book! I loved it and enjoyed every second, well, said that I enjoyed it will be a lie, cause I also suffered and had many other feelings, but basically I think it's 100% addictive, it's very difficult to stop reading once you start. The story takes place between jumps in time, it begins when they were teenagers until they're adults. We follow both Emilia's and Vicious' POVs, which I love in this type of romance because it makes you tie things together and understand what goes through each one of their heads when making decisions.
I really admire Emilia's character, not because I justify all her actions, of course, but because she protects her sister and her parents and everything she has sacrificed for them is really incredible. I felt so bad for her in so many moments I just wanted to hug her, & Vicious, on the other hand, I hate him for most of the book, but at the same time I think he's a character with a lot of presence, very powerful, dark and extremely interesting to follow. You know there's something very wrong in his mind but anyway you can't stop wanting to know more and more about him, his past and his true desires. I think he's a very addictive and well-created character, even though in real life he would be extremely creepy, you know? LOL
It's not a book with a healthy romance, and I'm pretty aware of that, there are many bad things happening most of the time, but in the end I like the growth of the characters, and as Emilia becomes stronger and more determined, while Vicious manages to soften his heart a little and begin to consider his true feelings. It doesn't justify, though, all the shit that Vicious makes Emilia go through, but I wanted to mention it.
Besides being very easy and quick to read, I think it has incredible dialogues, each scene with dialogues makes you feel that you're physically there at that moment and really get you involved with the plot even more.
I also liked the secondary characters I think that each one has a super important role in the plot and each one contributes a good scene, especially Vicious friends, all have wicked minds and they're not good people, but it's very interesting for me to see how strong is the bond that unites them, and despite being confronted each other several times, they're like brothers and that will not change.
The sex scenes are VERY GOOD, I haven't read many in my life so I don't have much to compare to, but these are really intense, so as stimmy romance, is perfect. It has many explicit scenes so if that's something you don't like I recommend discretion or that you don't read it, because it's really quite crude in that aspect. It also has a lot of inappropriate language.
This book is SO INCREDIBLE, I didn't expect at all to like it so much, it was a surprise, but it ends up having everything I was looking for at that moment, I spent a great time reading it, although I still have many emotions and I can't explain it because spoilers, but I hope that if you're interested in dark romances you decide to read it!, I know you'll not regret it. If you're a sensitive person or you don't enjoy this type of male character, powerful and cruel, I don't think it's the book for you.