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mary_stormageddon's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The one thing this book has going for it is that the author knows how to write a good sex scene. But following it up with one of the characters talking about her childhood SA trauma a paragraph later was a poor choice. Also, I'm going to assume she never hired an editor, which is a shame. They could have helped her trim unnecessary chapters and go more into what could have helped develop the story more, which would have made this the book this story deserves. Also, PLEASE check trigger warnings if you need to! This book has a lot!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Incest, Alcohol, Gun violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Child death
A lot of people who were born via incestmotaki's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Blood, and Body horror
Minor: Kidnapping
biblio_gabriella's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I enjoyed this for the most part. It’s a creepy paranormal-horror lesfic with some fauxmance thrown in. The main pairing is between Paige Riley and CJ Johnston, two FBI agents with opposite personalities. I loved Paige, but I didn’t always like CJ. For one, during their fauxmance stage, CJ would kiss Paige when she explicitly told CJ not to do so. Second, CJ gave off pretty dismissive vibes: for example, during one part of the book, she said something to Paige along the lines of “You can’t take the lead; you have painted toenails!” (I’m sorry, what??)
This book also features multiple side character POV’s, which I didn’t always like. Why were Ice’s, Billy’s, and Avery’s POVs necessary? I found other SC POVs more interesting and relevant to the story, but overall I think it would have been more enjoyable and more mysterious with only CJ’s and Paige’s POVs.
The audiobook is read by Abby Craden, so that’s always a plus!
This book also features multiple side character POV’s, which I didn’t always like. Why were Ice’s, Billy’s, and Avery’s POVs necessary? I found other SC POVs more interesting and relevant to the story, but overall I think it would have been more enjoyable and more mysterious with only CJ’s and Paige’s POVs.
The audiobook is read by Abby Craden, so that’s always a plus!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Incest, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Suicide, Violence, Rape, and Torture
Minor: Kidnapping
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