llamallamacallurmama 's review for:

Half the Battle by Elle Thorpe

3.75

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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**Most of my reviews contain detailed CW/TW sections, which may include spoilers.  I have tried to mark them appropriately, but please use caution.** 
 

Ebook 

3.75/5 

Summary: After the death of her brother and the end of her abusive relationship, the FMC finds herself attracted to three very different men (her brother's best friend, a local biker, and an odd coworker with a dark past) as her brother's past and her ex-fiance cause problems

Stats: Dark CR/RH/Why Choose, MMM/F, part of a series - must be read in order and (presumably) has a cliffhanger (incomplete romance and side plots), open door

Notes:  This series is just wild.  I’m enjoying it - still annoyed that the >!rape/SA!< of the FMC hasn’t really been handled to my satisfaction, but I do feel like the relationships between the FMC and all three men are more developed now.  I LOVE the Scythe character… This book definitely feels a little filler-y, but I think it had to be to get all the relationships built up with all the wildness of the plot/characters.

OTT and Spoilery Content Warnings (CW) and Trigger Warnings (TW): 

"faggot"/"retarded"/"insane/psychopath"/"small dick" as an insult, knife and gun violence, torture by several MCs, dissociative episode of an MC, fistfight, violence, strangulation, blood and gore, outlaw MC and club culture, alcohol, OW drama, some mild slut shaming of side characters, death of sibling, grief, family estrangement, financial trouble, child abuse/neglect, threat of SA/rape, public sex, exhibitionism/voyeurism, body size/image/esteem issues (FMC), cum play, MM, MFM, MMF, death of father, severely injured mother, political engagement, age gap (40/25 ish), jokes about Alzheimer's, DV/IPV/DA, rape/SA, threats of forced sex work, PMS teasing from an MC, general manhandling (wrist grabbing, etc), criminal MCs (hitman, pimp? unclear), homophobia, use of DUFF as an insult against the FMC by the villain (designated ugly fat friend), drug use (pills), drug sales/trafficking by the FMC/MMCs (pills), tobacco/cigarettes, piercing, panic attack, FMC is held at gunpoint, blindfolding, restraint with hands, anal play, spanking, home sex tape filming (consensual), sex toys, sex club, firearms