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Dante by Sadie Kincaid

8 reviews

puffaluff's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia

kittykels's review

dark fast-paced

3.0

I really want to give this book like, 2 stars, but my biggest complaints are more to do with personal preference so I'm going with 3 stars instead. 

This book was very highly recommended in a group I'm a part of and I thought I was going to love it. Unfortunately, I didn't like it very much at all. 

Dante and Kat were...okay. I didn't hate them and I didn't hate them as a couple or how they came to be. But the story wasn't really interesting. The word that came to mind while reading was "clunky." A lot of little things didn't make sense which was distracting and didn't make for an immersive reading experience.

The writing wasn't bad, although I noticed a few errors, and things that were worded poorly/incorrectly. 

There were a ton of spicy scenes (pretty much constantly) throughout the whole book, but they weren't anything special or exciting, IMO. Some of them were actually a little uncomfortable.

For example, the very first time Dante sexually advances on Kat, it's kind of by force, and this was after knowing she'd been assaulted in the past. Of course, it was written into Kat's internal dialogue that she was attracted to him and okay with what he was doing, but the scene still gave me the ick. He has a thing throughout the book of wanting to help her heal from her past, but in a way that seems forceful in and of itself. It's just weird and I think it could have been handled better. Their sexual interactions laced with emotional undertones should have been hot and passionate, but to me they were weird and uncomfortable. Not all their interactions were like this, just a few, but it was enough to spoil the bunch for me.

I was not aware that there was a pregnancy trope in this book and wish I would have known. It wasn't terrible, but I do my best to avoid books that include it. (This was something I disliked but that didn't affect the rating.) 

I had planned on reading the whole series back to back, but I won't be doing that. I don't know if I'll end up reading the other books at all. Maybe one day, if I ever run out of things to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest and Pedophilia

ladybeez's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

0.5

I guess I finished it, but it was a sick fascination at some point. I know it’s a dark romance, and I can handle that. But I am just never into graphic sexual assault scenes. There was so much sex. But not satisfying sex. Or any sort of fantasy level to it. The hero was garbage. He learned nothing. He gave her nothing. He was not good.

She was a victim. Over and over again. This book was just torture porn. Leave this poor woman alone. 

I can’t believe that I finished it. I kept thinking it would get better and it never did. SJ Tilly did it so much better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Vomit, Grief, and War

moonmamma0630's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia

It's a dark Mafia romantic. It was super good and I loved every minute of it! Graphic? For sure but that's what you get when you pick something like this up. Not the darkest thing I've ever read and I BLEW through it very quickly. Can't wait to read the next one!

seeddmeiri's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.25

This is a book that’s useful for reading something with spice that’s fast paced and mindless. There is not really an intense development or plot and it’s relatively predictable, but it’s good for something to read as a quick break from something else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

bookwxrmvictoria's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

misswirum's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good book with a surprisingly great plot! The smut was also fiiiiiine 😏😏

The writing is a little off sometimes. There's some grammar mistakes here and there and I feel the author totally missed the description of the FMC??

But the plot and twist and what ever else happend in the book was very entertaining! 

I cannot wait to start on "Joey" now!!! 

4/5⭐️
3,25/5📝
3/5🌶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Incest

noellelovesbooks's review

4.25

 Content Warnings: Sexual content, blood, violence, gun violence, torture, kidnapping, PTSD, pregnancy, hyperemesis gravidarum, recounting of a traumatic experience of being kidnapped and raped, cancer, and rape on page [not either MC]
Mention of: Pedophilia, human trafficking, incest, rape, loss of body autonomy, toxic relationships, child abuse, and infidelity.

I originally saw some quotes from book 2, which is about Dante's little sister and his BFF falling in love, but you know I love to learn about the whole universe the authors created if I can.

Dante outwardly is an asshole who doesn't give AF about anyone...but in reality he's [though he disagrees] the kind of man that will do everything for those he loves and can easily be wrapped around our main ladies finger.

This was such an incredible read. Seeing them both learn more about each other and start to understand why they are who they are...and embracing/loving them anyways *chefs kiss* I'm also a sucker for any man who'll hunt down anyone who's ever hurt the woman he loves and exact revenge on her behalf. 💜 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking