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dolores_madil'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? It's complicated
4.25
In general, the book was good I loved the erotica story. It's very much a classic of someone being first brought into the kink world though I will say it goes from like 2 to 100 really quick. She has at least read about it but learns quickly that being in the world is different from just reading. They pull of enemies to lovers is very interesting because I don't really feel like they were every really enemies it was just pushed heavily into the play but somehow it still worked.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Grief
_alyssar_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Vomit
bookishlucy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I enjoyed this book but some aspects weren't really for me. I feel like the quality of this book compared to the Dark Olympus series is also lacking. There were a lot of small grammatical/spelling mistakes, enough that I noticed and it slightly affected my experience.
The pacing towards the end was a little fast, I wished we got more time to see the anger in Jasmine blossoming instead of the book just telling us it was happening.
I also missed some of the connections between Jasmine and Jafar. They have a lot of history but we don't really get to know the depth of it, just fairly general statements about their past.
Overall, I still enjoyed getting to know Carver City and the characters. I'm looking forward to starting book 2 soon!
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Trafficking
Minor: Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, and Kidnapping
katjacatbeans's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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: Confinement, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Physical abuse and Blood
Minor: Gun violence and Death of parent
The whole premise is consensual nonconsent, and there are threats of sexual violence outside the main pairing.marygg3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The plot was nearly non-existent, so 80% of this book was only-slightly-cringey smut.
I'm not exactly sure what I expected, but it wasn't this. I like my smut to have a bit more plot, but I guess I'll just have to adjust my expectations with this author. The typos and gramatical errors were distracting as fuck, but there are not so many, so the book is still salvageable.
It wasn't bad, I actually liked it. The smut can be hot if you're into the shit that happens here. Since I'm only halfway into it, I didn't enjoy it as much as I could have. Just the whole Daddy & Baby girl deal had me cringing every single time.
I did love the ending though, that coup was amazing and I too would bend the knee to that queen.
So, all in all, I kinda liked it. I definitely didn't love it but I also didn't hate it. However, I don't think I'll be reading the next books.
I have to think how I feel about this author. I'm really intrigued by Neon Gods and I'm a Greek mythology junkie, but I'm not sure that will be enough to get me through another book by this woman.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
rchulin1'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
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
kirstenw13's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
woad674'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gore, Sexual violence, and Blood
Minor: Emotional abuse
madamenovelist's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual assault and Alcohol
This book has semi-dubcon of sorts between the MC and love interest (the kind where the heroine doesn’t want to ask or give permission for her wants at first so she can still feel like a good girl). There is one stolen kiss forced on her by the antagonist and descriptions of being hit, but these instances are brief. All else in the book is consensual.imagg83's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol