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pika_berry's review
I started seeing the demon as the Rock for some reason, and that pretty much ruined the romance for me.
I felt the characters were mundane and commonplace. I felt like I was reading some petty drama between some random twenty something year olds who had a hookup at the bar. It just didn’t feel very deep or meaningful in any way.
The book is superficially dark because one of the MCs literally just came out of being abused and enslaved for eight years, and he has some obvious issues. But to me it felt dumb. Like shouldn’t he go to therapy or something first? You’re really going to try to deal with eight years worth of PTSD and trauma with some hot sex and a daddy kink? Really? This really yanked me out of rhe book.
It’s dark, but in a cheap way, if that makes sense.
I thought the book was kinky and hot at first, but it got old really fast. I couldn’t help but notice the pettiness of the drama.
I felt the characters were mundane and commonplace. I felt like I was reading some petty drama between some random twenty something year olds who had a hookup at the bar. It just didn’t feel very deep or meaningful in any way.
The book is superficially dark because one of the MCs literally just came out of being abused and enslaved for eight years, and he has some obvious issues. But to me it felt dumb. Like shouldn’t he go to therapy or something first? You’re really going to try to deal with eight years worth of PTSD and trauma with some hot sex and a daddy kink? Really? This really yanked me out of rhe book.
It’s dark, but in a cheap way, if that makes sense.
I thought the book was kinky and hot at first, but it got old really fast. I couldn’t help but notice the pettiness of the drama.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
zabeishumanish's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
This book hurt. A soul-deep kind of aching pain. I think I cried from the halfway point till nearly the last page. I knew the book deals with abuse themes, but ironically Christopher's abuse isn't the most emotionally distressing part of the story. This book is a truly fantastic take on hurt/comfort, but I've taken off a full star simply because I didn't expect to be emotionally wrecked by it. I expected more happiness from a masochist and sadist finding each other, and all of that is in the book but as a much lower percentage of the book than I anticipated.
I would highly recommend that anyone who actively considers themself Christian, or was raised Christian, doesn't read this book. I am not and have never been religious, but hearing these retellings of Christian history was unsettling. This story shook my (admittedly rocky) understanding of the Christian faith in a very disconcerting way that may harm an actively religious person.
If you want a book that is going to make you feel, this one will do it. We do get a true HEA, but even that feels a touch bittersweet.
I would highly recommend that anyone who actively considers themself Christian, or was raised Christian, doesn't read this book. I am not and have never been religious, but hearing these retellings of Christian history was unsettling. This story shook my (admittedly rocky) understanding of the Christian faith in a very disconcerting way that may harm an actively religious person.
If you want a book that is going to make you feel, this one will do it. We do get a true HEA, but even that feels a touch bittersweet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
sabinehunter's review
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting
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