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The Annihilator by RuNyx

17 reviews

stuckinabook34's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Torture

samisreadinq's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This is definitely one of the darkest book I’ve ever read. But holy shit I enjoyed every second of it. I really felt for Ayla the whole book. I can’t imagine the trauma of going through everything she experienced the entire book. 

The spice between her and Dain,…. Holy shit. Those sex scene were something else. I love this man. I think I should go back to my therapist after reading this book and liking this dude. But I do… 

Also the ending? The reveal? Holy shit. Thank god the next book is already out cause I need it immediately!! I can’t wait to finish this series and see how everything wraps up!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

Don’t skip the TWs on this one, wow it’s sad and difficult. But I loved Lyla as a main character, so strong even through the worst life. The Shadow Man is a lot, but the way he feels about her is pretty cute and obviously OTT. 

DARK Romance, Stalking, Emotional, 4 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

mayllomi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

this book was dark dark but Lyla's story also felt healing at some points, I wish the last book of the series was already out like it was planned, I just want every story line to come together now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

scarletheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Murder

nidhzinwonderland's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

This book was probably the best book in the series in terms of character development, it did a wonderful job of portraying trauma and PTSD and the effects of trafficking.
 Even though the theme of human trafficking and the dark underworld was a recurring theme throughout the series, the reason this book was so much harder to read was because it was from the perspective of someone who hadn't just seen or experienced the trauma for a temporary period of time but someone who had lived their entire life knowing that they wouldn't ever know a different one. The effects of what she had been through were so deep rooted within Lyla that even after she got out of that shit hole her mind couldn't fully adapt to the new state of suddenly being free. This book excellently portrays the struggles of a survivor after being liberated and the psychological issues caused by the system of enslavement on a person. 
I also felt like this book and the entire series aced their depiction of the characters who are in theory the "saviors" or "good guys". I think most people forget that even though these men have decent morals they're still people who were brought up and are part of the underworld which automatically establishes the fact that they can never be the lay mans definition of "good".
Are they people against the human trade and all for the equal rights of all humans? Yeah sure. But are they people of never killed an innocent person or butchered those they didn't like? Absolutely not.
Unlike the previous book the pacing was on point with this one and the plot was developed systematically and I felt like it wasn't too rushed. 
Not going to lie, I found Dain to be a little weird and cringe at times and I didn't really understand his motives even after the full explanation but he was a decent protagonist overall. Layla was a messed up, completely out of her mind, Someone please help the woman out character and I loved that about her. 
Honestly I was very excited to read from the pov of the one character who was a constant mystery from book 1, Luna Caine and I'm sooo glad we finally got a glimpse into her life. This book was a great read overall and definitely an asset to the series.
                                                                                                                                                                        nidhi <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

erinmd156's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

kad21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Drug abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

siffpedersen's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

thorn_n_thistle_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

✨️ Minor Spoilers for The Annihilator ✨️

Omgosh, this book. I can't seem to come up with the right words so this review will be short and sweet.

This book was dark, emotional, and healing. It's one you have to read it to understand it. 

This book is about the Shadow Man and Lyla. I want to squish them both and keep them safe. This book won't be for everyone, and I was apprehensive when I read the triggers. However, as the story did for lyla, I could feel the healing of the character flow from the pages and it fitted Lyla and The Shadow Mans dynmaic beautifully. This book was both beautiful and ugly and I loved how the shadow man put Lyla back together. This book had me in a complete chokehold. I couldn't read fast enough! 

I keep thinking RuNyx can't top the last book, but they keep blowing me away. Now to wait patiently for the next book. I have no doubt the wait will be well worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Stalking