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margaretpeebles's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Body shaming and Bullying
quietmarki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
bethxbooksss's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
tasianicole74's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
khagen21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Please read the trigger warningszc2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
naaytaashreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was a 3 star for me. It could have been a 4 if not for the slow burn for like 50% of the read in the beginning.
I enjoyed the concept of the plotline of secret societies, Lords and Lady's. BDSM, thriller and all.
However, for most of the first half of the book, I was utterly confused.
Like so many things were happening, but nothing was really happening other than the nonstop sex fest.
I guess the first half of the read was focused on the sexual tension, chemistry and build-up of Ryat and Blakely.
We get to see the crazy side of Ryat. In a way, some sneak emotions of how he feels towards her and his loyalty to the Lords and his responsibility.
While Blakely in the first half was on a journey of trying to understand her love for all her kinks, this new world it introduced her.
The plot threw some plotline of secrets, betrayal, family arrangements etc.
Later on, in the second half of the book was where we see all the plotline strings together.
Of the secret all these people were hiding, which, let me tell you, is a lot. I can't bloody hell trust anybody.
The plotline picks up with more adrenaline and action.
However, sometimes the plot can be quite confusing and predictable.
Yes, Ryat is a huge possessive alpha, but I love we get to see his emotions and fluffy scenes of him and Blakely.
I see little character growth for Blakely in terms of individual, but I guess her character development focused was more towards her trust and loyalty to Ryat.
The author has a push and pull in, making me hook to her plotline.
I definitely would love to read her other works.
Hoping she writes a story for Ty.
"I wanted to fight for him. For us. In a world full of smoke and mirrors, he's something real. We got here by chance, but we're still together by choice."
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol