aubrieanne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Cursing, Drug use, Addiction, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, and Violence
grace28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Quick blurb:
Elise has suffered the unimaginable loss of her brother and the worse part is that he was murdered and they ruled it an accidental death. So she set off to Aurora Academy to get the revenge she so helplessly craves. The only hitch is her clue, and it leads her to four gorgeously dangerous men who want her almost as much as she wants her brother's killer.
This book was really well done and thats exactly what I was looking for, the authors never come up short with the spice either even though it's a medium burn for most of them anyway.
I'm really excited to read the second book and I can just focus on the plot and character development instead of unrealistically hoping that the writing would get better in so many other book series I've read.
Overall I rate this book 3.5 stars only because it's the first book and we all know in complex world-building like this that world talks up space that later gets used for the best of scenes and such.
I highly recommend it if you're looking for a strong FMC that doesn't just fall at the feet of the MMCs and that isn't a bully romance for once (even tho I love bully romances).
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Violence, Cursing, Murder, Gore, Torture, Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
roseschlumpf's review
4.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Death
sienasummerrreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Drug abuse, Bullying, Murder, and Drug use
frankieclc's review against another edition
4.0
and yet i literally cant get enough
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Violence
azapolya's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Death, Blood, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Murder, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, and Violence
hayleyvharrington'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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Murder, Cursing, War, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
Minor: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime
juliette_95's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Murder, and Sexual content
kat1105'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: Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, and Kidnapping
finnickdeservedbetter's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
the .25 is for the brother's POV only
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Torture
Minor: Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness