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
alxisrae's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Kidnapping
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Torture, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
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
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
cait'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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical content, Self harm, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Stalking
catladymeg'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
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Torture, Death, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Deportation, Death of parent, and Addiction
bekaboo'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
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Torture, and Violence
silverlynings'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? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Violence, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Death, and Child abuse
dauntlessorchid's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I appreciate the length of the book especially, because it gave the author ample time to give each character their own back story and personality. Instead of the normal RH cliche where the most interesting thing about the men is that they are hot and they all want the girl, each man is so unique and love Roxy for their own reasons.
......
And yeah that doesn't really change through the whole book haha. Hes unabashedly him and his madness. Still, he was raised by a junkie mother who he loved, despite the fact that she would beat him and sell him for her next hit. He still loved his mother. And he watched her be burned alive, not being able to get to her and save her.
Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Cursing, Child abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, and Torture
bunandababy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Addiction, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Animal death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Stalking