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ana_serpas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
howboutjane'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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
krosebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Carter Cross is a lunatic and I just couldn’t understand Aria’s love for him.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
destinynichole11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
curlyewe'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
2.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
zaesbookshelf's review against another edition
Horrific, a good bit into book two and still zero explanation of why he needed to not only kidnap, but also torture her. Zero explanation of their attraction to each other. She “saved his life” and that means he has to literally torture and starve her? I don’t get it. I love dark romance, but this just ain’t it. There’s no romance and I don’t see myself *ever* rooting for their relationship. Also, this weak woman vibe just ain’t it.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny and Rape
audlittlebookshelf's review against another edition
I will typically forgive a lot of things in a romance if the romance itself is good but this feels so forced and I do not buy their chemistry. There were actually some moments where I thought this could be an interesting thriller but not a romance.
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use and Death of parent
Psychological Torturejocl1420'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: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and War
fanboyriot'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
This is a dark romance with nice world building and well written characters. I was a bit hesitant at times about the romance but in the end I really liked both Aria and Carter and their character development.
Also, the formatting was so pretty, I love seeing pictures/art work in books. It makes the reading experience so much better.
I do recommend reading the content warnings before picking it up though.
♡ Hurt/Comfort
♡ Dark Romance
♡ Forbidden Romance
♡ Dom/sub Relationship
♡ Angst with a Happy Ending
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and War
Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
__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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Not all of the content warnings have to do with the main characters some are the main characters and some come up in the story🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥