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curlychaos_'s review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
I ate this book up! The way King talks is addictive and swoon worthy. We all need a man like him that will protect her no matter the price, do anything to make her happy, and is her twin flame. I really enjoyed the taboo aspect too! I can’t wait to continue this series, I have a feeling it’s gonna be one of my top favorite series. And I’ve heard the next book is even better!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder
clairesneverland's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
This is an age gap romance between a student (hero) and teacher (heroine). The hero is 18 at the time of them meeting.muftiat's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
I'll preface this by saying I've been reading this series out of order. Also this book is single POV, which I surprisingly didn't mind because I usually prefer dual POV for romance books.
I really liked this book. I wasn't sure I'd been a fan of the reverse age gap considering King was only 18 and I prefer to read about older men, but I also consistently forgot he was 18 because he was written as if he was much older which I believe was intentional.
Gianna Darling is great at delivering hot scenes and great chemistry. The plot was also pretty interesting especially since the main conflict/third act breakup wasn't the typical conflict you'd expect with a student/teacher relationship which is always the school finds out or something along those lines.
I really liked King as character. Cressida was annoying at times but I knew that was due to her upbringing and how repressed she had been that caused her stick her foot in her mouth often. She wasn't so insufferable that I didn't enjoy the story though.
I really liked this book. I wasn't sure I'd been a fan of the reverse age gap considering King was only 18 and I prefer to read about older men, but I also consistently forgot he was 18 because he was written as if he was much older which I believe was intentional.
Gianna Darling is great at delivering hot scenes and great chemistry. The plot was also pretty interesting especially since the main conflict/third act breakup wasn't the typical conflict you'd expect with a student/teacher relationship which is always the school finds out or something along those lines.
I really liked King as character. Cressida was annoying at times but I knew that was due to her upbringing and how repressed she had been that caused her stick her foot in her mouth often. She wasn't so insufferable that I didn't enjoy the story though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Murder
zellapaige's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
You absolutely will get sick of the phrase "rough-and-tumble queen" but these two are absolutely adorable. I got nervous at the midway point of the book when it felt like that would have been a good place to end the book, but the ended was actually really good and not overly traumatic. There are very difficult themes in this book so please check trigger warnings before reading.
Interestingly this is the first romance I've read in a while that is single perspective. We only ever hear Queenie's narrator voice.
I did have to skip some portions of the book because a few of the student-teacher romance aspects felt morally gross. But for the most part, this was a damn good younger male lover type of book.
The thing I hated the most was that the rival MC, the actually illegal bad guys, were Mexican, and that was their only defining trait. So that bit of blatant racism is pretty shitty.
Interestingly this is the first romance I've read in a while that is single perspective. We only ever hear Queenie's narrator voice.
I did have to skip some portions of the book because a few of the student-teacher romance aspects felt morally gross. But for the most part, this was a damn good younger male lover type of book.
The thing I hated the most was that the rival MC, the actually illegal bad guys, were Mexican, and that was their only defining trait. So that bit of blatant racism is pretty shitty.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Homophobia, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Torture
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization
ashleycmms's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
3.5
Loved the characters and their relationship? King was perfect and I loved Cressida.... but the student teacher thing simply does not work for me, lol. Anytime I was reminded of their roles I was weirded out. However, they did interact first outside of school and both of them are legally consenting adults, but :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Cancer
Age gap student teacher relationship: 18 year old and 26 year old
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