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, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder
chelle22's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Torture, Bullying, Excrement, Confinement, Stalking, Abandonment, Drug use, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, and Trafficking
angelofthetardis'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: Gun violence, Death, Violence, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Cursing
melissaslibraryy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Violence
dlsmk's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Addiction, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Body horror, Child abuse, Misogyny, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
what_karla_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Drug use, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cursing, Gun violence, and Violence
art_books_chemistry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, and Cursing
Moderate: Abandonment and Drug use
Minor: Addiction
__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 can’t wait to read the rest of the Series 😁😁😁😍😍😍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Grief, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Torture
Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the characters that come along in the book❤️🔥❤️🔥😁😁dgprus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Sexism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, and Addiction
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: Gun violence, Death, Drug use, Grief, Blood, Sexual content, and Misogyny
Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Grief, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Blood