amirez1043'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? No
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Sexual violence, and Trafficking
kcxar1341's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
murphybl'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Car accident, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
ktoth818's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Is it cringey most of the time? Absolutely
Did I eat it up? Every bit of it
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Body horror, and Confinement
rejosn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Torture, Cursing, and Death
roguette's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Diesel was hilarious; Roxy was a staunch MF - but sometimes her internal monologue got repetitive....
Spoiler
How many times does she need to announce that she's a Viper?!Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Death, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Violence
geesusbeesus'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The cringe level just made it really difficult to read, I almost DNFd half way throught and part of me regrets reading the rest. It was giving 2015 Wattpad vibes and not in a good way. Roxanne is very "im not like the other girls, im a badass, just one of the guys lol" and the guys' personalities were overexaggerated. It felt like it was dragged out way too long and I found myself skimming the last 200 or so pages of the book. Definitely couldve been shorter. Not to mention the ultra-unrealistic feel to it. I get it, it's fiction, but majority of this book is simply not realistic or on par with "mafia/gang". Fair warning, there's a lot - and I mean a lot - of violence and smut in this. Every other scene is either torture/maiming/murder, or smut. It's a bit over the top.
Also, finding out how quickly this all progresses was a shocker. I was surprised at such a fast pace, I thought this took place over the span of maybe a few months.
Going into specifics-
Spoiler
The funeral for Sam was a good idea, but it also didn't make sense because they didn't really show her developing a friendship with him like that. I loved Roxy in the beginning, but she kinda turned into a power hungry and rude person towards the end, specifically noting when they were in the casino towards the end and she treats a security guard like crap... for what reason? This one is more of a personal pet peeve but the whole play on words with Vipers thing was kinda overplayed - using venom, coiled, like a snake, the snake pit, ect. - and the overuse of the petnames gets to me too - using "love" at the beginning and end of every sentance. And the sheer amount that they maimed/killed people.. theres a club scene where, in the span of probably about 15 minutes, Roxanne runs into a guy who calls her a whore and she beats him up, then a security guard mistakes her for a dancer and Garrett beats him half to death, and then the first guys brother confronts them and Diesel kills him. Its a little overkill, pun intended.Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, and Violence
missmali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, and Violence
lavenderr'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? No
1.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Blood, Sexual violence, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, Death, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: War and Alcohol
kyra0627's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, and Violence