trussell12's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
chilivanilli28's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
jacquelope's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Death of parent
vivivi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Slowly revealing more of themselves to each other, learning that they are more than what they show on the surface. It was good.
I wish there was more. The ending just happened. Not much fuss in this one.
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief
elialoves's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Violence
bangiebangs's review
- 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
3.5
As for the story, Aurora here gets even more depth than in the previous book, and I really like her character. It's quite obvious from the start that she wouldn't go through with her initial plan. Malone doesn't work as well for me, mainly because she is presented as a very withdrawn character, somebody always in control, and the idea that she would fall in love in the space of three days just doesn't work for me.
Plus, this book (maybe more than others?) suggests that a Dom always knows what their sub wants, better than the sub themselves. That they all read body language super well, and have this magical ability to know everything about their play partners. This might be true in longer relationships, but suggesting this would happen between people who dislike each other or don't know each other is problematic - and makes these stories a little harder to really get into for me. Probably a pet peeve, and all in all, it probably also makes sense to clean your palate (so to speak) between installments and not read all six in a row (as I did).
For the series overall I would say 4*, and high smut count. You definitely get all kinds of combinations and group scenarios here.
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Medical content
onlyonebookshelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Murder and Violence
sarahthescrivnr's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death of parent
bzliz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This has the strongest plot of the series (not super challenging) and I found myself really enjoying the dynamic between the two.
Big trigger warning: the book immediately begins with Aurora taking her mother of life support
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Cursing
thaliareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Death of parent, and Medical content
As with the other books in this series it is very spicy and delves into BDSM territory, so be aware that that's what you are getting into. A large part of this book deals with Aurora's feelings towards Malone because of what happened between Malone and her mother: