Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Blood of the Saints by Denver Rose

3 reviews

sweetdee27's review

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

The story follows FBI agent, Zamira Stone, as she tries to hunt down a serial killer and gets way more than she bargains for. 
This is a dark RH with blood, knives, guns, and deviant spice. 

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rebeccareader's review against another edition

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

2.0

It feels harsh giving this book 2 stars, but personally this book was far too long and the longer it went on, the less I cared.

First flaw, Zamira. I never really cared for her as the female lead. I didn’t feel connected to her and I didn’t particularly like following her as the woman.

Second flaw, connection with the characters. Ace, Blais and Theon. On the surface, great characters. But apart from feeling a very small connection to Blais, I didn’t feel invested in their story or why they were the way they were.

I think that’s the main issue with this book for me. For an over 600 page book, it was rare I ever felt connected to the characters and as a result I didn’t mind all that much about the plot. Yes it’s steamy/smutty and has twists and turns but I had to skim read by the end because it was just too long. Sadly, it had all the ingredients for me to love but personally it wasn’t for me.

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applejacksbooks's review

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dark informative tense slow-paced

3.5

Overall I think this is fine. I did end up skimming about 70 pages towards the end of the book because it was slightly repetitive. 

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