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anbananova's review against another edition
dark
sad
2.0
I think I liked this book the first time I read it, but that was a translation into another language—maybe some of the harsher details were softened. Reading it now, I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much. The only real highlight was the MMC. I adored him. Everyone else? Not so much.
The first flashback chapter was disgusting. I just “love” reading a vivid description of a brutal rape. Then, to make it worse, the attacker’s mother helped him cover it up and created a justifiable story for him. Honestly, I don’t know who was worse—the rapist or his mother. After that, I skipped all the flashbacks and wished I’d skipped the first one too.
Declan was great—a standup guy who did my favorite thing: he fell in love first and made his intentions for the FMC very clear. But I didn’t like her. She didn’t appreciate him enough, and the more I read, the more she frustrated me. At some point, I just wanted him to do what she kept telling him to—ditch her and move on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment
elysephone_escapes's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use
crazycatlady716's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was an excellent read as an audiobook. The narration was wonderful and added to the story. I enjoyed the time changes and how both viewpoints married beautifully together to tell the whole story. A mix of historical romance with some thriller characteristics, this book kept me engaged and guessing what would happen next!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Pregnancy
dedicated_reader's review against another edition
Thoughts 💭
Unfortunately, I went into this novel blind so to speak. None of the reviews I skimmed had any mention of the events of Chapter 1. If you are someone that is not able to handle detailed Sexual Assault in novels, please do NOT read Chapter 1 or when the events start to take shape in the direction of SA skip to the end of the chapter. It's very easy for someone to get the gist of what happens without having to read the details.
I don't think my mind and body will come back from reading the detailed assault in Chapter 1 to try and complete the book. So please be warned, do more research than I did.
Unfortunately, I went into this novel blind so to speak. None of the reviews I skimmed had any mention of the events of Chapter 1. If you are someone that is not able to handle detailed Sexual Assault in novels, please do NOT read Chapter 1 or when the events start to take shape in the direction of SA skip to the end of the chapter. It's very easy for someone to get the gist of what happens without having to read the details.
I don't think my mind and body will come back from reading the detailed assault in Chapter 1 to try and complete the book. So please be warned, do more research than I did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder
a_novel_craving's review against another edition
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, and Murder
morellomel's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Loved this story and the characters and their banter. So funny in certain parts that I was laughing out loud. The ending just seem kind of “meh” to me compared to the rest of the story, didn’t really have much of a climax, which is why I didn’t give it 5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy
ashleyelizabeth's review against another edition
Literally what the hell is this garbage. Reincarnation that crosses genders? A man talking about being raped and murdered when he was a woman 100 years ago. His girlfriend is his reincarnated husband? He is pissed if at his girlfriend for not helping him 100 years ago when he was murdered and raped and she was his husband on a business trip. This is too shitty to read. I’ll never pick up another Nora Roberts book again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder
Rape happens in the prologue and is mentioned several times throughout the book.adl2990's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Murder