Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Little Dove by Layla Frost

10 reviews

eepybruja's review against another edition

I had to stop reading this book as it is glorifying grooming. FMC is 17 when she meets 32 yr old MMC. 

While FMC is still 17 he watches her masturbate & jerks off to her doing this. When she turns 18 (add in she was kidnapped by MMC & there is a savior complex between the two) he makes his move on her 18th birthday. MMC POV even mentions that he was plotting & planning over the 1 year.

Even with FMC turning 18, she is still a child and a victim of savior complex by a man 15 years her senior. Author, please rethink the message & fantasy you are presenting to your readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

babybatash's review

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Ddlg

colorcrystals's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, Vomit, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

maddies_readinglist'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

1.0

 She’s 17 when they meet and he’s wanking to a live camera feed of her in her bedroom. Then waits till her 18th birthday to fuck her. But wanking to a 17 year old is weird. It was a weird book. It was uncomfortable. He was basically grooming her and she basically got Stockholm syndrome bc he locked her away for a full year. Again it was weird.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kjenae's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn’t think I’d enjoy this as much as I did (due to the age gap). But honestly, it was done in a semi healthy way?? Like of course a 32yr old man wanting a 17yr old is off putting (even though he waited til she turned 18), but it wasn’t a fetish-y trope (for example: there was no sick obsession w her being a virgin). She wasn’t a clueless-innocent woman who learned everything through an older man…her unfortunate upbringing forced her to become mature at a young age. 
The communication between Juliet and Maximo was pretty good all things considered! They actually make sense together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Blood

sam019's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

I'm surprised by how much I liked this book! There wasn't much plot other than the romance and the characters weren't very diverse either but that's to he expected with a trope like this. Very dark and fucked up but very good! I'll definitely be reading more of Layla Frost. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

dirtysoy's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

While there are some aspects I really don't like and were unnecessary (the women starting the book as a 17 year old virgins 😬) I find the characters lovable and the smut is good. I've reread it a several times, and I wish there was more. If you're into mafia/kidnapping smut, you'll like it. 

The audiobook is pretty good, his voice is great, hers takes some getting used to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Murder

zabeishumanish's review

dark lighthearted medium-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? Yes

3.75

If you love dark possessive and caring Daddy romances this is a good book for you. The writing is a bit sloppy, but I liked how the woman's pleasure and safety were always prioritized, despite the whole kidnapping thing.

The end of this book is wild, and not in a good way.***Spoiler*** I hate when a kinky book ends in a super conventional marriage with kids, it always just feels like a waste.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

charm0nix's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism

infte's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.25

I loveeee Maximo, this book is hot and somehow kind of cute at the same time? It was very good and highly entertaining!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder