Reviews tagging 'Blood'

His Darkest Craving (The Cursed Ones) by Tiffany Roberts

4 reviews

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Despite being such a short book this starts super slow.

Honestly, I was entirely ambivalent about Cruce until he had already killed Tyler (the abusive ex). So basically I didn’t like the male lead, the monster of the monster fucker book, until about the 90% mark of the book.

 

Cruce understood possessiveness. This forest was his, and he wanted her to be his, too. But possession was no guarantee of satisfaction. If Sophie wasn't happy... She'd be surviving, but not alive. (110)

The only thing I knew about this book when I grabbed it was that it's a monster fucker romance. For most of the book, Cruce's form is a non-corporal shadow monster, which I found super fun and unique. I was a bit confused about Cruce once he took corporal form though. This is super inventive, but somehow still a bit boring. I think this read just wasn't for me, and the triggers in this are brutal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

His Darkest Craving is an excellent short novella by Tiffany Roberts which has the features I love about this author: mystery, straightforward but detailed narrative, an unusual world and lovable characters that show a lot of chemistry in every scene. Despite this, I find it short and the pacing too fast, but you have to take into account that it is a short novella.
In conclusion, recommended if you fancy a short read full of steamy scenes with a hint of kink.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood