Reviews with content warning for Gaslighting - Deviant King

okay, I admit this whole world is entertaining but like a man would never talk to me like that and walk away unscathed. I thought I liked my book boyfriend's toxic but Aiden King.... Jesus Christ. He is the most manipulative character I have ever seen as a love interest and I had to keep reminding myself to stop judging Elsa for being annoying. I feel a little bad but also what the fuck.

Every time he would threaten her, she would fight against it so hard knowing she couldn't win and let him turn her life and her friend's life into chaos and then give in and have sex once it was too much to deal with? I think she either should have let him ruin every time or give in immediately to whatever he said. She always gave in anyway, why not save yourself the trouble? Also consent is like not a thing in the Rina Kent AU which I know goes along with her (if it's not for you, don't read it)

. Aiden was hot but like... scary. I would move out of the country away from someone who acted like him. Like they're first few interactions are literally nightmare fuel but only slightly hot. Elsa and Aiden are both in psychological shambles with some seriously questionable turn ons but it was entertaining. I really never know what's gunna happen in these books and the whole memory loss plot with Elsa and all of Aiden's weirdness, like I need to know what happened. I feel like Aiden could never find someone who accepts him with his craziness like Elsa does, they both are so messed up it works. They terrify me just a little bit. I just can't see Aiden going white picket fence but apparently all Rina Kent couple get happy endings. I enjoyed this but also not at the same time? All RK's books are like anxiety attacks and butterflies all at once.

I did like how Elsa finally stood up for herself to Silver, I can't believe that bitch gets her own story

I can't rate this but I will keep going. Aiden is fascinating in an insane way.

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sshpurple1's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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sashasauroras's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

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

1.0

<spoilers>
so um
yeah this book was a LOT. not great to say the least like.. just no..
yeah i’m confused.. this book is just not great like plot wise and overall??

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survivingonkoffee's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

0.5

I'm pretty sure I lost braincells while trying to finish this book. I almost wanted to dnf it but didn't because i needed to know i was right in absolutely hating this book. What a time waste! Pls do not read this book..if all you want to read is smut because surprisingly the author was atleast half decent in writing that there are a lot of other books with better smut. I cannot absolutely fathom how many times i have to say this but there's a difference between dark romance and absolute sexual assault. Like please atleast know what you're writing before deciding to write something. This felt like a shitty Wattpad book from a teenager who absolutely had no idea how the real world functions or how people and romance works. Idk how people in here think the ML was anything but a creep? I have seen readers say he's hot and possessive and shit, to me he looked like an absolute insecure baby. He acted like a toddler towards the FL "claiming her" everytime she so much as breathes in someone else's direction. All he ever says to the FL ranges from "yOu'Re mINe gahhhhhhh" to "I'm the one in power here obey me bla bla bla". Istg it's like the author decided before writing the book that this was the only range of ML's dialogues with a few keywords and decided to make whatever he says from those 5 keywords. There is literally zero plot in this book, there is only the push and pull btw our two main characters with FL ranging from hating him and not giving into him and his tactics to giving into her "dark side" which is apparently having passionate sex and getting dominated. Our ML so called tactics include forcing the FL to have sex with him, forcing her to strip, biting her surgery scars, and going all werewolf caveman on anyone who so much as dares to have a normal conversation with her - if you're looking to read the novel I just described the entire plot to you. That's it this is the whole plot of the book. Don't bother reading it anymore! The one thing that takes this absolute bare minimum of a story forward is the FL's dark traumatised past of her dead parents (it's always dead parents somehow) which is absolutely not at all explored or talked about either. I think towards the end of the novel the author maybe realised oh- that's what the story was about and adds a few "hints" about her past but maybe she hasn't fully decided or developed her traumatic past so she decides to explore that in the next book. And without even reading the next book I can very well tell you it will somehow include the ML being involved in her dark past and there will be some miscommunication about why he is with her now with her believing it's because of something that happened with her parents death! Also on a side note if you want to learn how people are gaslight and manipluted this book does a good job at explaining that whenever and i mean whenever the ML talks to FL. Just read any conversation between them and you'll realise- oh this is how people get manipluted. The only thing good about this book that i found was that atleast the author acknowledged that ML was a literal sociopath. If you want a possesive alpha male with a good girl trope trust me there are better books out there go read them instead!

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smartcookiesca's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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