breesbookmark'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Blood, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Rape, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Abortion
ashlikes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Death, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Medical trauma, Dementia, Medical content, Sexism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Homophobia
abaker440's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Torture, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide
aholla's review against another edition
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fatphobia, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, and Alcoholism
risquish's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Gun violence, and Confinement
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Grief, Blood, Abandonment, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Murder, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Minor: Animal cruelty
cait's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Wowowowow.
That's it. That's my review.
Okay. I have a little more.
This is a dark romance. It's entirely composed of triggers, so go into the story with that awareness.
The story begins when, after discovering her wallet's been stolen and with no one else to turn to, Cora calls her sister's douchey fiance, Dean, for a ride home from a bar late one night. They never make it. An unknown number of hours later, Cora and Dean wake up chained in a musty basement and facing horrors they could never imagine. They've been kidnapped by a serial killer known as The Matchmaker, who always takes his victims in pairs, manipulates them into falling in love with each other, and then kills them in front of each other.
Not, of course, that Cora or Dean realize this. They've never heard of The Matchmaker. No one has. But now, living in hellish torment, these two mortal enemies have only each other left to rely on.
This book was incredible. These characters were wonderful. I loved this so much more than I imagined I would!
Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Medical trauma, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence