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Carving for Cara by Melissa McSherry, Dana LeeAnn

14 reviews

abigail_j585's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Stalking, and Alcohol

Sexual abuse/ unconsentual sex be considered depends on the reader

colorcrystals's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

That was a dark and wild ride. This was a novella so there wasn’t as much character development as I normally like, but I felt like the characters were reasonably fleshed out for the shorter length. 

I was actually pleased with the plot of the story. It wasn’t elaborate, but again felt reasonable and appropriate for being a novella and being a dark romance with a focus on more graphic sex scenes. 

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed. I would definitely read this again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

purplegurgles's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

I am not a fan of dark romance and maybe it affected my opinion, but honestly? Not much. The writing was painful to read. Contradictions within one paragraph (how are her stockings BOTH opaque and see-through?), inconsequential elements given way too much attention for a novella, “not like other girls” trope (mentioned about ten times at least), MMC weirdly mentions his huge pierced dick so many times I stopped counting, etc. I kind of liked how she stayed in the concept of Halloween (using corn as a dildo, pumpkin vines as restraints, etc.) and there was a pretty good amount of description, enough that you know where you are and what’s going on, but not so much that you get bored and get out of the flow of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Drug use

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

devonsonnessa's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was amazing. No complaints. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

bnully1027's review against another edition

dark

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

katvou's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Please check the trigger warnings before reading!

Carving for Cara was a dark and spicy Halloween novella.

I loved the dual pov and getting to experience the plot from both perspectives. MMC Rhett wasn’t morally grey, he was fully unhinged. Loved the friendship between Cara & Sloan.

Need to know what happens after that ending. The only negative thing about the book was that it was so short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

ajwby's review against another edition

dark

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit

eliana_33's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was fun. I do have to say this is 128 pages and nothing spicy happened until page 90. The tension was fun though. This is a dark read so if you don’t like dark romance don’t read this. I enjoyed this, but I wish there was a little more spice and I didn’t like how it ended. The writing was good for the most part. This is a perfect Halloween read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kelleyedwards_96's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Vomit