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Moth to a Flame: Tenth Anniversary Edition by Ashley Antoinette

13 reviews

lexilusk's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Murder

trizk's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

2.25

"You deserve everything that's coming to you." 

The novella, "Moth to a Flame" follows Raven as she navigates her late teens to adulthood in a toxic relationship with Mizan. 

This book can only be described as a whirlwind, I found myself charmed by the humor while simultaneously irritated at the situations Raven wound up in

because of yknow who.

. Ashley Antoinette does a good job showing the dangers of staying in abusive situations and the havoc and damage it can bring to life.

How the sex scenes were described in this book wasn't really my thing, and my copy had a handful of spelling errors or the sentences were structured wrong.  However, I thoroughly enjoyed the story's pacing and was incredibly impressed by how Antoinette can make the reader care for multiple characters in such a short amount of pages. 

Definitely recommend for readers to check trigger warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Classism

miawhite30's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The  book itself reminded me of Flyy Girl by Omar Tyree and The Coldest Winter ever by Sister Souljah mixed into one. Sidenote: If you like this book I recommend reading those other two. 
The main character in this book was sooo frustrating. I understand that she was teenage girl who knew nothing about nothing but there were some moments where she did things that were so dumb it was unforgivable.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Torture

bf9288's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

 This book was for sure a rollercoaster. I did enjoy that it was fast-paced.   This was such a tragic story that was so preventable. What makes it the most sad is that Mizan didn't even kill her at the end of it all. Mizan wasn't even that smart. Between both her parents and their upbringing Raven didn't have a chance. I hope her sister learns from her mistakes, I don't know if I want to keep reading to find out. I don't know if I'm ready. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

dredadonx's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

THIS BOOK WAS INSANE LOL. 

However, please check CW before you proceed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

thewellreadlabrador's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

brytniedevon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was extremely hard breaking but Ashley Antoinette does an exceptional job at keeping you on the edge of your seat by incorporating curve balls and roadblocks for the main character, Raven. The storytelling and character development was brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pregnancy

themoodyambr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

This book took me through the wringer of emotions. Idk if I’m going to go back to Ashley Antoinette anytime soon 😭 my nerves are SHOT ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

scorttarius's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

1.0

This book was certainly not for me. I only finished for the messiness but it was too much.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit