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tobiii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Sexual content and Blood
Minor: War
witcheep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The romance relies very heavily on the trope of forbidden romance and a premise of an inexperienced human woman learning about her romantic and sexual likes with a centuries old, very experienced immortal man. This premise puts these two in a very imbalanced relationship, especially when it is paired with a huge financial imbalance as well: she is struggling with crippling debt and he is "richer than God", as she puts it. The potential threats or red flags in this kind of setting are mentioned by Thea's roommate, but only briefly, and Thea chooses to ignore them. I guess that shouldn't be a surprise, since the clear hint to a billionaire romance is in the title of the book. But does the experience/financial status need to be flaunted so much without pondering the imbalance between the main characters? Perhaps it is needed for the plot to be able to strongarm the allure in the relationship to be in the forefront and to make the vampire society's norms to be the aspect that makes the relationship forbidden, instead of theforbiddenness coming from imbalanced status.
I wish, though, that these premise issues got more room in the plot alongside the societal struggles. The imbalanced premises of the relationship make the experienced, rich party hold all the power in the relationship, making it very hard for the other one to stand up for herself if there ever is a need for it. Even though there is specualtion about a
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Cancer and Alcohol
Minor: Kidnapping and Pregnancy
soph22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
It had some good points. The last 80 pages were actually pretty good but the 300 before felt like a slog. I’ve seen people compare this to a twilight/50 shades fanfic, and I do see that.
I have the other three books, so I will be reading them. I can only hope they get better.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder
animebloodqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Second Third: Kinda slows to a halt and kinda nothing happens
Last Third: Very interesting and enthralling plot
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Cancer
troika85's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.25
Moderate: Sexual content
katerina_l's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
imskylow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death and Violence
elenikin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, and Blood
hdm73's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Blood
sadielady98's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual content