Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Devious Obsession by S. Massery

6 reviews

meowrie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

This is the second book in this series and Steele is a bully, yes, but not like Grayson. He was psychotic.  Steele did some horrible things to Aspen but she tried to have a backbone. 

The prologue was hot. And the sex was on fire. The two of them together were panty drenching ridiculousness. Lots of somno, lots of oral (missing from the first one), voyeurism, primal play, all sorts of great stuff. Loved it. And there was a plot too. Bully plot with a stalker subplot. Like the first book. 

Aspen had a history of trauma so watch your triggers here. 

There are some things that happen that got a little darker too, near the last part of the book. I'm sensing a theme with this series. Not that this is a bad thing. It's doable. I'm digging the series so far. First time reading this author and I like it so far. 

The audio was bomb. I love Teddy Hamilton and Desiree Ketchum and they both did a fantastic job with this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Dementia, and Alcohol

nikkimreads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Blood

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

tguccione's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence and Forced institutionalization

andeng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kelseyyreadssbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, and Stalking

readingwithjamie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

S. Massery has done it again. I am obsessed with Steele and Aspen, even more so than Greyson and Violet.

This is book two in S. Massery's dark romance hockey series. This can be read as a standalone, but you will get a little bit of spoilers for previous book if read before. If you are not into bully romance, C&C, or dark romance then this book is not for you.

Steele and Aspen meet at a summer college party where their chemistry is just explosive from the get go. They pick the same card for a very steamy game and leave each other without even knowing each others names. 

6 Months later they cross paths at school. They find out each other's name. Aspen's mom married Steele's dad and has been sent there to spy on Steele and make sure he is staying in line. With the stakes of their new family ties, they both end up hating each other. They are each fighting their own demons and outside forces that seem to keep them together, yet also push them away from each other. These two enemies are now caught up in a epic explosive game of war, where the lines of hate and love are so blurred that neither no the difference. They seem to have each met their match in other and push each other's boundaries. 

Steele is dominant, obsessive, unapologetic and yet protective at the same time when it comes to Aspen, he is also the healing power that Aspen craves in her life. Aspen is fighting her own demons and her saving grace is her passion for music. The darkness in Steele speaks to Aspen’s soul and gives her an out to express and relish in her own demons and darkness. Aspen is really Steele's perfect match. 

This book was raw, dark, addicting & will absolutely blew my mind. It’s got a mix of angst, it’s emotional, suspenseful, has lots of steamy scenes & will have you not being able to put this book down. If you like enemies to lovers, dark romance, sports romance, angsty, then I recommend this one. I can't wait for the next one.

Spice: 4

Thank you S. Massery for an eARC in return for my honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail