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heartshapedgreen's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery
Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
thefatpaperback's review
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Slavery
themargherita_s's review
5.0
Two of my favorite things in one: a character getting the vengeance she deserves, and a man obsessed with his woman. My only complaint is that I wanted it to be longer.
Seeing a man being submissive was a nice change (and definitely another thing that I love).
I'm so excited for the next book in this series, as well as any other book by this author.
Representation: black bisexual female main character, pansexual male demon love interest.
Content Warnings: mentions and descriptions of past sexual assault, discussions and depictions of murder, references to slavery and imprisonment (as a past event), religious imagery, trauma, PTSD, blood drinking, violence, gore, dominance/submission, references to a main character being drugged at a bar (as a past event), loss of parents via a plane crash (as a past event), mention of a hysterectomy in relation to debilitating fibroids, explicit sex scenes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Slavery, and Death of parent
mari_library's review
3.5
I thought this was going to be different.
First off, it was a lot heavier than a thought. The conversations of SA were very prominent and it made the story feel a bit weird. The main character would discuss how she was SA and then get d*cked down two paragraphs later. I do like how the author have scenes where the character would say she is "claiming herself back" and I found that to be incredibly empowering and important.
I have two main problems with this story though.
One: The writing was not giving what it thought it was giving. I think the author wanted to make the story dark and gritty, but there was a lot of telling and not showing. To make it gritty and dark, the author would just throw in the word "fuck" or "fucking" and it was supposed to be this thwarting at the mouth moment. In reality, the tone of the book was not matching the dark and gritty, so it just made it annoying how every other paragraph the word fuck or fucking would be present.
Two: the plot? I thought the revenge plot would be a lot better. three days?? Really this big talk only to be done in three days??? I think the author was trying to build this more extensive universe, but honestly - and personally - I did not care. I don't care about the aether, or about how Hell is this or that. And this is because the characters weren't really that interesting. A lot of telling and not showing. That's what it comes down to.
The plus side, is that I am glad to have read something set outside the US or England. Like a book set in Nigeria, with Nigerian characters felt like a breath of fresh air.
First off, it was a lot heavier than a thought. The conversations of SA were very prominent and it made the story feel a bit weird. The main character would discuss how she was SA and then get d*cked down two paragraphs later. I do like how the author have scenes where the character would say she is "claiming herself back" and I found that to be incredibly empowering and important.
I have two main problems with this story though.
One: The writing was not giving what it thought it was giving. I think the author wanted to make the story dark and gritty, but there was a lot of telling and not showing. To make it gritty and dark, the author would just throw in the word "fuck" or "fucking" and it was supposed to be this thwarting at the mouth moment. In reality, the tone of the book was not matching the dark and gritty, so it just made it annoying how every other paragraph the word fuck or fucking would be present.
Two: the plot? I thought the revenge plot would be a lot better.
The plus side, is that I am glad to have read something set outside the US or England. Like a book set in Nigeria, with Nigerian characters felt like a breath of fresh air.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
rickireadss's review against another edition
5.0
OM-FVCKING-G, this was fantastic!!! i don’t think i’ve loved a monster/demon romance like this in a minute. the plot?? amazing, engaging, had me wanting to know what was coming next. the relationship?? had me swooooning, had me kicking my feet, I’M IN LOVE WITH THEM. the smut??? had me FOAMING at the mouth. there is just something about a big, tall demon who submits to you and likes to be praised that just revs my engine 🤭😌🤤 i also really loved the Nigerian culture and setting, as i’ve not read a book with it yet.
with all of that being said, this is NOT a book to go blind into. pls pls pls check the cw listed below. they can also be found at the beginning of the book. the sexual assault the fmc faces before the book is an integral part to the plot and is referenced throughout as well as briefly relived on page.
⚠️: sexual assault (past event - mentions, discussions, references, and descriptions), murder, slavery, imprisonment, religious imagery, trauma, PTSD, blood drinking, violence, gore, drugging, medical content (hysterectomy in relation to debilitating fibroids)
with all of that being said, this is NOT a book to go blind into. pls pls pls check the cw listed below. they can also be found at the beginning of the book. the sexual assault the fmc faces before the book is an integral part to the plot and is referenced throughout as well as briefly relived on page.
⚠️: sexual assault (past event - mentions, discussions, references, and descriptions), murder, slavery, imprisonment, religious imagery, trauma, PTSD, blood drinking, violence, gore, drugging, medical content (hysterectomy in relation to debilitating fibroids)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Slavery and Medical content
peepbabby's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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
This book is filthy from page one. Read with caution 😈😈😈
This is Joy’s rape revenge story. She calls upon a demon and wants to offer a deal. The use of her body 👀 so that she has the power to get away with her rapists murder, more specifically make it look like he died in his sleep. Joy is completely ready to do this until the demon says no. LMAOO I KNOW MALACHI SAID NO. Joy devastated says she’ll do anything but sell her soul. How else is she supposed to enjoy life after she kills her rapist. (His name is not important because abusers are filth of the world. Moving on) Malachi offers a blood contract because even though realistically the only thing he wants is her soul, he can’t fathom the idea of just leaving her there. He is entranced by her. This hot and you fall in love with who each person is. You are rooting for joy because you’ll see how this “incident” (as she calls it) as significantly altered her life while her abuser is just going about everyday life.
This is Joy’s rape revenge story. She calls upon a demon and wants to offer a deal. The use of her body 👀 so that she has the power to get away with her rapists murder, more specifically make it look like he died in his sleep. Joy is completely ready to do this until the demon says no. LMAOO I KNOW MALACHI SAID NO. Joy devastated says she’ll do anything but sell her soul. How else is she supposed to enjoy life after she kills her rapist. (His name is not important because abusers are filth of the world. Moving on) Malachi offers a blood contract because even though realistically the only thing he wants is her soul, he can’t fathom the idea of just leaving her there. He is entranced by her. This hot and you fall in love with who each person is. You are rooting for joy because you’ll see how this “incident” (as she calls it) as significantly altered her life while her abuser is just going about everyday life.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Gore, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Murder
Religious imagery Ptsd Blood drinking Dom/sub FMC drugged at bar as past event Loss of parents a past event Hysterectomy Of course sexual contentingloriousgigi's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
I absolutely loved this book from beginning to the end. It's super dark but omg I needed a book like this 30 years ago. I will be recommending this book to all of my friends for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Rape, and Murder
Moderate: Slavery
wilybooklover's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
Sexy, soft monsterfucking story with a little bit of femdom and a whole lot of queerness. I loved the Nigerian setting; it was described so vividly! Malachi and Joy were so cute together. Delightfully unhinged.
Please check the author's CWs at the start before reading as there are some tough topics covered.
Please check the author's CWs at the start before reading as there are some tough topics covered.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Rape, and Death of parent
Minor: Confinement and Slavery