Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Predator by RuNyx

35 reviews

wannabe_lee's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Grief

reka111's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

One day, I'm going to carve your heart out and keep it as a souvenir. I promise.

Huh that was very, VERY weird and in the truest sense of the word. Honestly, I've never been a fan of dark romance (or even romance books), but something clicked inside me and I thought maybe I should give it another chance after last time, after Brutal Prince. Well, whether it worked out or not, I honestly don't know. 

Morana was a (oddly) very lovable female protagonist, full of qualities and personality traits that earned my love. Her anger, her passion, her sudden decisions, and her mistakes made her alive in a way I rarely see in books like this. Tristan was a tougher nut to crack for me, but at the end of the day, I can't say I hate him, not like I do with many other characters of this type, he wasn't too much, he wasn't as overprotective, he wasn't an alpha male I couldn't stand, in short, even he wasn't terrible. Dante and Amara stole my heart. They are my heart. 

The love thread was quite fine, it didn't feel so forced, and I even feel a bit like this relationship between them is still very open and rudimentary. Either way, they are lovable in their own way and truly deserve each other. 

I basically liked the plot, it wasn't much and it wasn't incomprehensible either, in a word, it was normal. I liked that the past and the investigation were in it, albeit in a subplot. I think the pace was set up well, although at times it felt either too fast or too slow, depending on what was happening. The ending was well concluded anyway, it gave a little spark to the sequel, but honestly, not enough for me to continue right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Torture, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

cortanasreadingnook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I don’t particularly explore this genre a lot, but this wasn’t pretty bad. The world-building was creative, and the brutal intricacies of mobs were very interesting. The slowburn, enemies to lovers tropes certainly fit the narrative of the writing perfectly well. The tension between Tristan and Morana was invigorating, to say the least. I’ve never read a book with so much butterflies and tension like a string pulled so taut in my entire life. You’d never know what to expect with a kiss or a quick fuck in this book. Overall, the plot isn’t totally that bad, it is actually quite unique and well laid out, to say the least. My only comment is that the prose was overly descriptive and extremely repetitive. I swear this book could’ve been shorter if the author had Grammarly. I’m also noting that I do not need to hear that Tristan has blue eyes and smells like whiskey and sin every two pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Abandonment

theartsybookwitch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Trafficking, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood

tguccione's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious slow-paced

• 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

Its was definitely interesting and a new kind of mafia book. Exciting to see the new developments. This was definitely kind of a repetitive book though and literally nothing seemed resolved even with more books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

erinmd156's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny and Physical abuse

Minor: Torture and Sexual harassment

leda64's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

shinyfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Lots of staring happening in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Trafficking

Drug use - character has their drink tampered with

waitingforyourletter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

SO MUCH POTENTIAL, but instead we got a lot of staring and no (!!!!) talking (they literally never talked?? Just texted each other like every other full moon when the stars aligned?????)

but wouldn’t it be fun if you would have been the one (-flawless mafia romance book) 😔☝🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Death of parent