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literarymary95's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Abortion
entrancedbywords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
I'll be honest, I started reading this at 11pm at night after I had spent the day working in the heat and yelling loud enough to crackle my voice. So my attention for bed was high yet over exhaustion kept me awake.
In the first 13 pages, I felt like I didn't have a justifiable reason to care about Tristan or Sara. Neither want the throne, both come from royalty, both bore witness fo funerals in recent years/days. Yet I didn't know the characters.
I assume their written as teenagers cause they felt very juvenile, though in saying that this is also claimed as a period piece; set in the early 1900s and I already know period piece styled books aren't my strong suit.
By page 26 I was really struggling with this. It felt like a wattpad story, as if there's information there yet missing at the same time. I really struggled to grasp the concept of the characters and the world within these pages.
By page 183 I realised how repeative this book really is. It's a lot of the same sentences repeated over and over, just written in different order and it started to bore me.
I felt like the book relies way too much on its dialogue while leaving everything else off the page.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
wendyk'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? No
3.25
I didn't find these characters as redeemable or as likeable as the villains in Hooked, but the story was still enjoyable. I found there to be some Robin Hood elements in this story in Tristan and Sara. They aren't totally evil. But no character ever really is.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Murder
ladybeez'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
This book is based on Disney’s classic The Lion King which is a furry version of Hamlet. This book is a bastardization of both with gratuitous violence and death.
“But it’s a dark romance!,” you say. “It’s supposed to be fucked up!” You say.
There was no real romance to this. Tristan is pathetic and kills people to deal with it. Sara is a pawn who kills people because she thinks she’s going to get revenge.
But then after they murder everyone and sacrifice their followers that, at least Tristan, look down on in disgust, Tristan gives the thrown to Simon? In what world does that power hungry miserable sod give up a kingdom that he convinced everyone that he didn’t burn down.
Anyway, I’m all for a red flag hero, but good LORD, this man had no redeeming qualities. Apparently he was good at sec, but she was a virgin, so she doesn’t know.
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Classism
annikenr's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, and Murder
lizzyspooks's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury
pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
thepeculiarlibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Classism
iamsammie27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Suicide and War
hanschub'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, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide and Abortion