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mnap's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder
allymurphy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
isabelleroyall's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
mae_123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
amanda_reads13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting
boomwormbrittany's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Sophie Lark has quickly become one of my favorite authors and an auto-buy author within the last two years. I wasn't sure how I would feel about a serial killer romance as I haven't dived into really dark romance before but I really loved this book.
First off, I love Sophie Lark's writing style. Her writing is very easy to get into and it helps the books fly by as you are reading. It's clear that she knows her characters and knows how their voices sound. This is told in a dual POV and the characters were very distinct from each other. I could tell who was speaking at what time and I really loved how distinct the characters were.
I thought Cole and Mara's relationship was so interesting. Cole is madly in love with her and madly obsessed with Mara. Yet he doesn't take away her free will or her choice. Whatever she choses to do, he is supportive of her. He sees so much potential in Mara as an artist and really respects her as an artist. I loved seeing their relationship grow together. I also loved seeing how Mara grows as a character in this as well. She really learns to stand up for herself and take no shit in this book and I loved that.
I was on the edge of my seat during most of this book. I wanted to know how this book was going to wrap up because I was invested. I was so nervous at the end of this book and I think Sophie Lark did a great job of wrapping this duology up.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. If you haven't read dark romance before, I would say try this duology out. It eases you in without it being overly graphic. I would recommend it if you are a newer dark romance reader like I am.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder
ktkeps's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
annabelle's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
golden_like_dior's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
shaipanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Pedophilia
Minor: Body shaming and Abortion