Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Ruthless Creatures by J.T. Geissinger

15 reviews

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I thought their relationship wouldn’t be so insta-lovey & evolve as quickly as it did so that was a bummer to read. I also assumed the book would have darker themes and be slow to medium paced, but it read more as an erotica with very slight mafia affiliation mentions than anything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping

ronnieex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

chelle22's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

poupimali's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

That was awesome 🤩 
JT Geissinger is the best for writing plots you don’t see coming.

Kade is the epitome of a mafia boss. Tall, big, captivating…
And he speaks straight from the heart as much as filthy thoughts as loving ones.
I flushed so many time.
Nat is resilient. She’s been through the mourning of her disappeared fiancé. She’s been turning upside down by Kade. Because she didn’t see him coming with his heart on his hand and his sharp frank tongue.

Sloane really deserved her own book, she is the queen of banter and don’t take shit from men. I love her SO MUCH.
“Being with a man twenty-four hours a day is exhausting” I fell ya sister.

The audiobook is narrated by Brooke Daniels, Troy Duran and Michelle Sparks
It is a brilliant duet. Troy’s voice is perfect to embody a mafia boss.

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
chap 27  is the best spǎnking session I’ve ever read 🥵

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

antidietleah's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

sarah_br's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

Now, mafia romances are definitely hit or miss, especially when you're looking for a good plot amongst the smut but I fucking loved this book. Hands down best mafia romance I've read so far, and my first book from J.T. Geissinger.
A hefty dose of filthy smut *chefs kiss* and a mafia plot that was actually interesting! Natalie & Kage, my gods, their love story - couldn't help but 'awe', laugh, and even shed a tear at it. Nat & Sloan, bloody hilarious, adored their friendship.
It was maybe a tiny bit predictable, could guess what their HEA would be, but I did really appreciate the closure in the end for Nat

with David, the fucking bastard, argh

and enjoyed it nonetheless.
Not sure if this one will be everyone's cup of tea but I loved reading it (now off to read Sloan's story - fuck yes, our girl deserves her own love story).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

andeng's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Infidelity

tea_rea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lotte5322's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

kodafaith's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This is definitely the weakest in the series so far for me but it is obviously needed to get the full picture for the later books. Kage and Nat are likeable enough but their romance was too insta-lovey for me personally. I found the plot to be kind of predictable which isn’t that big of a deal in these types of romances to me.
Overall a very fun and steamy read and a good entry point into this world!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol