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tinytike_sela's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Death of parent
abbywj's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
jhowland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
nikkirene161'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Addiction
romorel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The pacing is steady, the tension is clear, sexual, and discomfiting. Rose offers just enough details to sustain your interest, and plants subtle seeds into the plot to keep you turning the page.
For some this will be pure fun and an engaging read, but others might find the slow progression and sudden double whammy twist dissatisfying.
Character motivation seems surface level, and the twist unearned. The seeds planted earlier in the story don’t establish strong enough roots to ever have that retrospective understanding of certain details that tie back later.
I acknowledge that may be a personal preference though, and overall found the story sexy and entertaining.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
mikaylamills's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent
bibliogabs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
amandab0514's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
omgitsofg's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
16kneidels's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content