Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Honeysuckles by January Rayne

15 reviews

anokes_harvey's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

I wish I had DNF’d this. There was potential, but when the 4 horsemen showed up it all got so ridiculous I had to force myself to finish it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

dovahkiin_shea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Somnophilia, non/dub-con, monster,  morally pitch black, paranormal romance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Physical abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Creed x Demi: After he is captured, tortured and experimented on, he becomes several "beasts" with various traits. He eventually escapes and knows he has a mate somewhere, he follows the feeling until he finds her in her diner. He knows he looks "monstrous" so he doesn't show her his full body.

He proceeds to kill all the men who harass her and those he deems as threats

She keeps thinking about him, and covering for him with others - and the police- and the "couple" has a few short meetings in a booth at her diner.

He decides to drug her, and sleep with her (she's a virgin) and throw out her birth control

After some time she is contacted

by the equivalent of supernatural police

and they tell her everything that he's done.

They take him away to try and control his urges and instincts, but can't really (whoops) and he goes back to be with his mate and their egg. HEA? This entire book was 'fixed' with a magic spell at the end that made everything okay for them.

The premise was interesting, but for me the writing fell a bit flat towards the end because of how easily everything was resolved despite all the damage that was done.

doahdancer's review against another edition

dark sad tense

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

2.0

Holy monster bait, batman.

I read this on a dare, with the expectation that it was going to be an extreme beauty and the beast where beast has porn tentacles, shifts, sparkles (probably) and hoards gold. Instead, this is MUCH closer to Haunting Adeline with teeth and and a taste for blood.

Really wouldn't know who to recommend this to, but it was certainly an experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

colorcrystals's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

micareadsstuff's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Spice Level: High & Questionable

Let me start by saying I have no idea wtf I just read but I know it was batshit crazy and I loved it only because it was so off the wall. I should properly book a therapy appointment. However, I'd like a why choose/reverse harem with hell's harvesters please and thanks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Murder

allijeann's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

5.0

Lord was this a ride 🤯

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy

jessreeds91's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I was absolutely hooked in the beginning of this book but for some reason the last few chapters just fell flat for me.
Creed became very repetitive with the "mine" and "only I can happen to you" and I get that they're mates but it just got a little annoying.
The Hells harvesters was really rushed and sort of felt like it was just thrown in, I had to re read the chapter from the beginning because I honestly thought I'd missed something.
Having said that, I would honestly love a different book on them.

Spice 4/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault

amcginger's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

mummamoon's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

2.0

Check the trigger warnings…

This is a spicy book, is also involved non con, and laying eggs 👀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

libra03's review against another edition

dark fast-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

5.0

I loved this book even if it is very dark, I don't mind . The dark part was the thing that attracted me to this book .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail