endless_fighter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
booksinacottage'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
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Drug use, Death, Alcoholism, Grief, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Addiction
viacrow'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
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
simbkyr'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Car accident, Blood, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Murder, Vomit, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts
tayjah22'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder
Minor: Torture, Child abuse, and Self harm
wilms_rudi'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
Graphic: Torture, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
lizardteeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
- My review is for all three books
- The series is wonderful yet Sakavic found a way to ruin it every time it began to shine. From the unneeded scenes-which frankly felt forced and were included for the sake of fanservice, entire lulls in between rushed arcs, to the edgy, dramatic, and repetitive situations all come off as above average quality Wattpad mafia fanfics. That being said Sakavic still had me wanting to find out what happened to the characters despite my aversion to sport themed content normally. Finally, the ending felt entirely too rushed and highlighted how Sakavic uses trauma as a romance plot rather than the seriousness it should have been dealt with.
Spoiler
sex
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Torture, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Gun violence
fevalente'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
3.25
this book wasn’t supposed to hurt this much
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Addiction, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Toxic friendship, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Everyone always says how much they love this series, but they never mention just how freaking disturbing it is. Like, there's an on-page rape scene (the end of it, but the description is pretty obvious as to what happened) and really dark discussions of past trauma.
There's a violently arophobic passage in the middle that caught me completely off guard. Again, something nobody ever mentions.
I still barely see the main couple's attraction, and I've looking for it because that's all anyone ever seems to talk about when they mention this trilogy. Two books in and there isn't much to go on. I get that it's supposed to be slow burn, but this is almost non-existent burn... At this rate, it would take 2 more books for it to be somewhat believable if they ever get together.
So yeah, it's addictive, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Torture, Confinement, and Self harm
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Outing, Car accident, Death, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, and Vomit
katerina_l's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Torture, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Rape, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Drug use, Child abuse, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief