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A review by sarah_amy
Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
'Horror romance. That's a genre, right?'
Engaging series and well written, but torture justice is not my kind of genre I've discovered.
As I've said throughout the series, enjoyed the criminology and the complications of the FBI & secret, wanted vigilante relationship. I liked how it had me questioning the morals and justice of the whole situation Lana was in and what really was 'right.' Good characters, though was more fond of some of the side characters such as Hadley more appealing. I wish Lana and Logan's attraction had a little more substance outside of 'I don't know why and it shouldn't work, but I'm instantly attracted to you and now we need to be together forever.'
***MAJOR SPOILER***
Hard eyerolled at the end where Lana was given a criminal to torture once a year on her's and Logan's anniversary to 'subdue the monster within.' That just felt cheesy.
Engaging series and well written, but torture justice is not my kind of genre I've discovered.
As I've said throughout the series, enjoyed the criminology and the complications of the FBI & secret, wanted vigilante relationship. I liked how it had me questioning the morals and justice of the whole situation Lana was in and what really was 'right.' Good characters, though was more fond of some of the side characters such as Hadley more appealing. I wish Lana and Logan's attraction had a little more substance outside of 'I don't know why and it shouldn't work, but I'm instantly attracted to you and now we need to be together forever.'
***MAJOR SPOILER***
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Medical content, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Torture, Vomit, Gore, Gun violence, Bullying, Car accident, Homophobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia