amanda_reads13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I am not a huge fan of 3rd POV. I wish this had been in 1st and dual POV, it would have been so much more interesting.
Morana is apparently a genius. I guess this is a case of book smart but not street smart. Seeing as she is a "certified genius" and Mafia daughter, she sure makes some very poor decisions. We are meant to see her a strong and fierce, but she really isn't.
Tristan's backstory is extremely horrific and that explains why is is the way he is. It would break most people, but it just turned him deadly. This could have made for very interesting character development, sadly he was petty one dimensional and boring. My take away is that he has beautiful blue eyes and whisky voice, as we are told 10000x.
I thought the idea behind the plot, with the code, was interesting. But it quickly fell to the side as so many other things were introduced and made the plot super messy.
I did like Dante and Amara and am interested in their book!
Tropes: Mafia, enemies-to-lovers, dark romance
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Torture, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting
cait_0310's review against another edition
- 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
I was in a bit of a reading slump and nothing was helping. But then I found this book and I almost stayed up all night to finish it, it was that good!
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
shinyfox'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
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Torture
Minor: Trafficking
Drug use - character has their drink tampered withlianareadss's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual content
whatjasread'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? Yes
5.0
• Tristan Caine lives in both my head and my heart rent free
• there is so much forearm porn it's unreal
• LIPS
• this book is an obsession, bury me with it please
TWs: blood, gunshot wounds, child trafficking, death of parent (father, on the page), murder, unwanted groping, controlling and violent parent, violence, spiking, child abduction, ref to torture, ref to implied sexual assault, implied death of sibling (off page), child abandonment, child abuse, threat, domestic abuse
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Murder, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Torture and Sexual assault
ertisa'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Violence