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jennh96'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
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
spatterson7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
hapalyn'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
I love Yelena and Sebastian was a surprisingly complex character.
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
booksalacarte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
nineinchnails's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
the same dante who was
the writing did get a little repetitive when seb and yelena were thinking about each other/their relationship but i hate instalove so i don’t think i was ever gonna be obsessed with their romance. i think the worst part was how
i think the part i hated most was
all that being said, the side plot really captured my attention and i am excited for the spin off series. i do wish
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
apolen's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
__romancereader__'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the other characters you meet/hear about 🫶🏼Enjoy🫶🏼ecravens'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? It's complicated
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
amanda_reads13'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
3.0
Yelena was controled by her father, she was a pawn in his schemes against the Gallos. She put all of her faith in her brother to have her back, but she was ultimately betrayed by the one person she trusted the most. You could see how she truly loved Seb, but she could have told him the truth at any point, maybe then his family would have been better prepared at the wedding.
That scene in the dungeon... He said she could saystop at any point, but he made it very clear that to earn back his trust she had to allow him to do whatever he wanted to her. That was messed up. She was psychologically and emotionally abused her whole life, and he basically did to her what every other man has. What he did was emotional blackmail and, really, could be considered rape.
I LOVE seeing the other characters come back through this book and being able to see how their relationships have progressed. BUT you also get the sense that the family is fractured and the damaged suffered will forever keep the family members on seperate paths. This is solidified in the epilogue when you have no mention of Aida, Dante, or Nero. It insinuates that Dante has remained estranged from his family, Aida and Cal have gone clean, and Nero is probably running his garage.
Tropes: Mafia, instalove, revenge, waring families
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
weelasswithabook'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? No
4.5
⭐ Hidden motive
⭐ Mafia romance
Ooh this had me full of anxiety. So much happened in this book 👀 character deaths that broke my little heart, betrayal, sadness, a hero with such responsibility he didn't want nor need thrust on him, a heroine made to choose between her family (tbh they were dicks so I'd have bounced) and someone she loved.
Uggghhhhh this was just the perfect end to the series and Kingmakers (which I read first for some reason 🤣) is such a natural progression which just flows from Heavy Crown to The Heir.
10/10 would read again.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Terminal illness