Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Heartless Heathens by Santana Knox

32 reviews

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

its_maeve_666's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

I swear to Satan… this book was incredible, dark, tense, sexual, shocking, not enough words to explain how much I loved it, there were some moments I was mad at Sonny because wtf dude. But the twins evened him out so much, what a perfect group

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kayla_kamldecker's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

howlinglibraries's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Death, Slavery, Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

devsreadsnrambles's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

babybatash's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

lydibug's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Religious bigotry

poupimali's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

There’s a lot to say about this book.
First of all, It’s important to know that this book is a strong criticism of the bigotry of the American society. It’s The Handmaid’s tale meeting Buffy (not the Vampire part) and Robin Hood.

And there is the identity of all characters. So different but so similar in their pain, their rawness and also in their innocence. Even Sonny, Felix and Corvin (the twins).

The TW are to be taken seriously but they are not as disturbing as I thought (but I read really dark stuffs).

*reverse harem
*strangers to lovers
*college
*found family
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
And 🚩🚩

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse

sillih28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Blood

tevass's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Pandemic/Epidemic