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A review by exteenawreads
Crucible by B.B. Reid
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I received the ARC, thank you Val PR! Gave this a flat 3 because it's written well and I'm sure the dark romance readers would love it, but these themes are not for me. I have a hard time calling this romance when it is more survival horror/Stockholm syndrome smut, but I'm not about to kink shame y'all 😂 definitely check your trigger warnings though.
Crucible is a play off Goldilocks and the Three Bears, where our FMC is a spoiled pop star who's plane crashed in the wilderness. She finds a reclusive cabin in the mountains, and the three men who live there decide to "keep" her.
Themes:
⚠️ Non-consent, partial consent, assault, kidnapping, death, wilderness survival, cults, suicide
⚠️ A character has multiple personality disorder, and I don't *love* the way that it was handled.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Very smutty. This book is like 80% smut and the first half of it is mostly nonconsensual, so be warned.
❄️ Reverse harem, forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers, alpha-dudes
Crucible is a play off Goldilocks and the Three Bears, where our FMC is a spoiled pop star who's plane crashed in the wilderness. She finds a reclusive cabin in the mountains, and the three men who live there decide to "keep" her.
Themes:
⚠️ Non-consent, partial consent, assault, kidnapping, death, wilderness survival, cults, suicide
⚠️ A character has multiple personality disorder, and I don't *love* the way that it was handled.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Very smutty. This book is like 80% smut and the first half of it is mostly nonconsensual, so be warned.
❄️ Reverse harem, forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers, alpha-dudes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic relationship