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Heartless Heathens by Santana Knox

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kc_louisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I honestly really enjoyed this book (and not just for the smut) the story is one I always wondered if someone would write about and I'm so glad Santana has I would give this a full 5 star rating but I feel there could have been more to this story but still 1000% will be reading again at some point

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kayla_kamldecker's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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howlinglibraries's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Okay, this was so much fun. This was my first Santana Knox book and definitely won't be my last! I LOVED the setting, loved the religious/Satanic themes, and adored the twins, Felix and Corvin. Romina was fine as a main character — not a new favorite — and I wasn't a huge fan of Sonny due to his stunted emotional development lol, but Felix and Corvin definitely made up for it imo. More than anything, though, I was just enthralled by this whole near-future dystopian "religion has destroyed the world" vibe the plot revolved around.

This is definitely one of the more spicy books I've read, so if you're looking for a steamy dark romance with a very unique plot, I highly recommend picking this one up!

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calithecalico's review against another edition

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Picked up because I was vibing with the anti-religious vibes rn.
Put down because of the nonsensical noncon/dubcon by the love interests. I didn’t know my husband was reading over my shoulder until he laughed out loud at how shoehorned in it was and I do not disagree.

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b34n13b's review against another edition

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dark

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

honestly sonny is the only reason this isn’t at least 4 stars. i truly hate him so much. he ruined damn near every scene he was in. LOVE felix and corvin though. 4/5 on the spice before the last few chapters. it gets unnecessarily over the top and unlike the rest of the book which knocks it down to 2.5/5

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devsreadsnrambles's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

If you are a dark romance reader, give this a shot. If you are a contemporary romance reader, PLEASE CHECK THE TRIGGER WARNINGS!!!
There are a lot of possible triggers, especially regarding religion.

That being said, this book was HOT HOT HOT. I enjoyed the reverse harem of tattooed bad boys. There were some plot points that didn't quite hit for me, but I definitely enjoyed the

revenge against the priest that locked Romina up in the tower

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I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the story itself and how invested I was in seeing Romina come out on top.

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anianika's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

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

0.25

No... Just no. Just because you can doesn't mean you should and this book definitely should not have been a thing.

The last hundred pages were literally just smut and graphic sex scenes. I get it sometimes you just want smit without plot but damn does the sorry excuse for a plot really have to be so...terrible?

Went in expecting a dark villain-y romance and was met with SA, graphic sexual violence and just terrible writing.

Stars subtracted for every time LotR was mentioned or referenced but unfortunately there aren't even stars. Shame.... Just a shame.

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