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Cruel Paradise by J.T. Geissinger

sondrapedersen's review

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2.0

Romeo and Juliet is not romantic. Damn insta-love.

halli_lw's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I loved the characters in this story! The tension had me going nuts, I could barely put this down. Loved it!

bluebirdsfly's review against another edition

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

3.5

A worthy follow up to Beautifully Cruel. I prefered the overall storyline of the first installment but liked the relationship between Killian and Juliet very much. I find that J.T. Geissinger writes good female characters that are not afraid to stand up for themselves despite some maddening circumstances at times.

ros_hanlon's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.0

mingreen's review against another edition

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3.0

I much prefer the author's other series

chelyely's review against another edition

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5.0

I absolutely love Killian

I mean, don't get me wrong, I think out of all Kage stole my soul, buy Killian is a close second. I mean, reciting Shakespeare? Puh leeze. This one, like Ruthless Creatures, is nicely balanced between action, darkness, smut, romance, and humor.
I can't wait for Diego's story.

jlawfosho's review against another edition

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4.5

These books make me happy. They’re not literary masterpieces. You’re not going in for exceptionally beautiful prose. You’re going in to read about a badass FMC who gets annoyed (in the best way) by a dreamboat mafia MMC. 

I don’t even like mafia but we can call this mafia lite. IYKYK. 

Please for the love of all things good- READ BOOK ONE FIRST. Yes, they’re interconnected stand-alone but just take my word for it. As a matter of fact, clear the TBR deck because you’re going to want to read what comes next immediately. (I read them out of order, unfortunately) 

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Geissinger could write a repair manual and I would read it. She writes the best FMC’s. In this book we get a group of best friends and their dialogue was spectacular.

katrinaarnika's review against another edition

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

4.0

rebeeps's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

nicolesbookcorner's review against another edition

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4.0

Killian made me swoon. He might not have been as distant and cold as liam but I felt his connection with Juliet to be more genuine than what we saw with Liam and Tru. I saw the whole misunderstanding towards the 80% of the book coming a mile away but it still made me feel for Juliet.

-1 stars for the Romeo and Juliet parallels………