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Severed by Vengeance by Elle Maldonado

3 reviews

bookameme's review

challenging dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

Dark & bloody with plenty of secrets and shady characters.

Quote:📖

“Derek pushed me off balance, leaving my emotions in a tizzy. And I didn’t know whether I wanted to run the other way or wrap myself around him.“

Thoughts: 💡

Eva, the FMC, was a cop that’s been through hell and honestly wants to help people, but had a bit of a naive belief in the system. Her world and the people in it were filled with dark secrets. Enter the vengeful assassin Derek, the MMC, he was disconnected, pessimistic, morally gray, and ready to burn the world down. 

The two of them had a hot and immediate attraction but the powers that be wanted to keep them apart. Derek fell the first time he saw her in a picture and his determination to make Eva his was hot. I loved the angsty banter and chemistry between them.

I enjoyed the audio for this one, it was a dual audio but the kind where the narrators traded off reading chapters not individual lines. Even though it wasn’t my favorite type of dual I still really enjoyed the narrators and thought they both did a great job.

Fun Bits:

⚜️ "Good Girl" & “Who did this to you?”

⚜️ Burn The World For Her

⚜️ Filthy Talking MMC

⚜️ Strong & Bold FMC (She’s a cop)

⚜️ Stone Cold Revenge 

Important Note:✨

First book of a standalone interconnected romance. 

Full Content Warning:⚠️

Assault, Attempted murder, Attempted rape, Blood, Child abuse (mentions), Child sexual abuse (brief mention of past abuse), Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hospitalization, Hostages, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Profanity, PTSD, Sexual abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexually explicit scenes, Stalking, Suicide (brief mention), Torture, and violence

Stats:📊

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Characters: 💙💙💙💙💙

Audio & Narrators: 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️

Dark Romance: Crime Noir, Assassin, OTP, Dangerous Attraction, Morally Grey, Touch Her & ☠️, Insta Lust, Slow Burn

First Person, Present Tense, Dual POV

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

beckyremillard's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

rachelglazer's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The conflict is pretty flat. Spice level was high, but not enough to make up for the lack of compelling character growth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

The main character is a cop. She also has type 1 diabetes and gets into some precarious situations in which she does not have access to her medical devices and medicine.