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swolds's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
chelle22's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment
savage_book_review's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This really feels like an amalgamation of the first two books in the series, with the parts of each book thst worked well being cherry picked and rewritten to fit the Wizard of Oz narrative. The trouble is, by now the pattern is becoming familiar and, in this case, the writing and characters aren't quite strong enough to carry it through. The storyline as a whole doesn't feel particularly original and the style feels quite amateur. Overall, the quality feels more like this is the writer's first attempt at the genre, rather than the third book in the series. I admit that this feeling may be partially down to the fact that I'm binge-reading the series though.
I liked the idea of Nicholas, our MMC, but ultimately he comes across to me as a bundle of contradictions. He starts as a stereotypical playboy, but it's not carried through in any meaningful way. He's got a strong moral compass based on events from his past, and while his conflicting emotions are considered, it feels just a little outside the realms of believability that he can ignore or accept something that previously was a total anathema to him. And in the extended epilogue, there's a mention things may not have changed all that much, and yet he's perfectly contented. I just can't see it myself.
Even the smut seems a bit contrived. It definitely feels like it's going through the motions just to meet the readers' expectations rather than being anything anything particularly designed for the story. The placement of the first 'encounter' appears to me to be an attempt to mix things up a bit, and it works, but is then let down by the follow ups being, for the most part, more of the same rather that developing the relationship.
All that being said, it is just as good as the others for being a bit of escapism, a quick and enjoyable read and a very different take on a classic story.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse
dlsmk's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment
__romancereader__'s review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
1 is Scarred and Twisted
2 is Hooked and
3 is Wretched
I canβt wait to read the rest of the Series ππππππβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the characters that come along in the bookβ€οΈβπ₯β€οΈβπ₯ππsabsboutin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexism
l_piller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
lilithreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
izzyf16's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer
andeng's review
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail