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theartsybookwitch's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“He was my ruin. My reckoning. My utter destruction.”
Ok, but i am REELING from that ending, I am not okay.
I've been a fan of Beena's since I found her in 2020 with The Name of Red, and she just gets better and better with everything she writes.
Both Dahlia and Vlad go through hell, and when life forces them together, it creates something beautiful yet tragic.
Vlad does not deserve Dahlia at all. I felt he was a much better character overall, and more fleshed out. I fell in love with him from the first moment we meet him.
The background characters were what made Beauty So Cruel even better. I enjoyed meeting them and I hope we learn more about them all; Gabriele, Natalie and even Salvi.
I might be in the minority but i loved the differing point of views from Dahlia and Vlad's chapters; Vlad's in third person and Dahlia's in first. I enjoyed getting that kind of mysterious vibe from him even in his writing.
"I was his Doll, and he was my darkest fairytale."
An absolute must read for any dark romance, mafia reader
TW // rape, talks of foster care, abuse, abduction, language, assault, torture, bullying, mentions of sexual slavery, and violence.
Ok, but i am REELING from that ending, I am not okay.
I've been a fan of Beena's since I found her in 2020 with The Name of Red, and she just gets better and better with everything she writes.
Both Dahlia and Vlad go through hell, and when life forces them together, it creates something beautiful yet tragic.
Vlad does not deserve Dahlia at all. I felt he was a much better character overall, and more fleshed out. I fell in love with him from the first moment we meet him.
The background characters were what made Beauty So Cruel even better. I enjoyed meeting them and I hope we learn more about them all; Gabriele, Natalie and even Salvi.
I might be in the minority but i loved the differing point of views from Dahlia and Vlad's chapters; Vlad's in third person and Dahlia's in first. I enjoyed getting that kind of mysterious vibe from him even in his writing.
"I was his Doll, and he was my darkest fairytale."
An absolute must read for any dark romance, mafia reader
TW // rape, talks of foster care, abuse, abduction, language, assault, torture, bullying, mentions of sexual slavery, and violence.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Rape, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Trafficking and Pedophilia
allandanybooks's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I hate the ending with a passion
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Kidnapping
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