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raequigley'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
lindsayhwrites'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
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Incest
hobbit_at_heart'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The whole time I thought Vad Deverel was going to end up being a vampire or something and that never happened. So that was a touch disappointing. The smut could have been a touch better, but I won't complain.
I suck at reviews, but all-in-all, a good story. Definitely New Adult vibes. At first I was under the impression that this was set in an older timeline, however it was fairly modern with random things like the use of phones and internet was stuck in. Some of the writing was kind of cringy and I sped read through a LOT of fluffy bits that simply weren't all that necessary to have even been put into writing. Overall, good book. If Goodreads would do a 1/2 star system, this would be a solid 3.5 for me but I rounded up for the sake of having enjoyed the plot twist at the end bc I never would have seen it coming. Wild ride at the end!
HEA was corny as SHIT.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, and Stalking
Minor: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Toxic friendship
jshawreads'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
2.5
Now, I dont mind a bit of spice in my fiction... But when the spice is just purely "This is my p***y now", "slam, slam, slam" and the main characters thighs being "soaked", along with the worst phrase I have ever read (and it came up twice) "Her nipples pebbled" it just comes off as tacky. Gratuitous sex and poorly written, supposedly romantic, moments really detracted from the actual plot. If the sub-plot of romance was gone, this book would have been infinitely better.
This is a real shame, this book could have been excellent
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury
chaotic_hyperactive'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
4.75
Graphic: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Dementia and Murder
Minor: Incest, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury
brielleborgia'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
4.5
🌶🌶🌶🌶/5
I guess you could say I went straight into this unknowing what to expect. And if you’re interested in knowing what to expect:
🖤Dark Academia/ dark romance
🖤A huge mystery plot/twist you never see coming
🖤Student/teacher
🖤Morally grey frustrating but sexy MMC
🖤Messed up childhoods
🖤Deaths and suicides
🖤Spicy spicy 🎹 (you’ll understand WhY I put the piano)
🖤’I will kill everyone for you’ vibes
This was truly a dark read and it focused a lot on the plot of why are these people dying and why Corvina was invited to attend this school. The romance was more of a subplot, but damn was it THEREEEE. I love morally grey characters so when I met Vad I knew he had to be Corvina’s man. He was a bit toxic and he was very frustrating at times.
*when I was reading this at night, I was freaked out. This is really gothic and creepy at times and I LOVED IT*
Sometimes I felt like Vad and Corvina annoyed me because of all of the suspense. The reader is truly confused until the very end. And after reading it, I feel like I needed to know more. It was the kind of universe that probably could’ve used a duology or even a trilogy for. This is why it’s 4.5 and not 5.
I’m totally picking up Arkana ASAP. Was not disappointed ☺️
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Dementia and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury
kaceereads'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
5.0
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
lnlaufeyson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Incest, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
mhhmm's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
5⭐
❇I can't give 10⭐, so I give 5⭐
✴This book is my new favorite and I'm obsessed with her, absolutely in love!
I just wanted Corvina to not give up that easily to Vad, she could torture him with waiting sometimes or something, but she was like a doll in some situations... But it wasn't a big deal, just that we could see his other side.
⚜The plot twist, in the end, was not expected of me, and I'm very happy because there are not a lot of books where I don't figure everything out.
⚜Maybe if I didn't read the description of the book, it would be even more interesting. But of course, I read 🙄.
This book is my new favorite. I loved the characters and the story was interesting too, the plot twist was not expected and makes sense.
I'm OBSESSED with the vibe this book gives and with mysticism!
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
lotte5322's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury