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A review by feralsquirrel
Dante by Sadie Kincaid
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
1.25
There were moments of the book I really liked, but I just wasn't getting the logic behind some of Kat's decisions. Also, the book was pretty dark on the dark romance spectrum. I almost DNF-ed at one point.
The men in this family are some of the most misogynistic characters written. The women have to fight tooth and nail to be considered humans. The book is pretty graphic for content warnings, and I think was way too dark for my liking.
I can’t stop thinking about how awful Dante’s treatment of Kat would be in real life. To treat a trauma survivor by pushing them past their clear boundaries, and then she thanks him for it after! What in the hell is this?? At every possible point he makes the worst decisions in pushing her.
The first three books in the series have the same type of relationship vibe to them. Each book emphasizes different tropes, but the fmc/mmc dynamic is basically carbon copies of each other. Feisty girl. Mafia grumpy dude. Guy needs to be dominate. It’s a formula in the series.
There was no build up to the relationship in this. It doesn’t feel like enemies to lovers at all, but just two people who are into each other in close proximity. There was about a five page span where they went from “enemies” to lovers. FMC making dumb decisions immediately as soon as possible. Yeah, this book was not for me at all. Still finished reading since I read books 2-3 already and held out some hope this would get better. Yes, I did read out of order.
The men in this family are some of the most misogynistic characters written. The women have to fight tooth and nail to be considered humans. The book is pretty graphic for content warnings, and I think was way too dark for my liking.
I can’t stop thinking about how awful Dante’s treatment of Kat would be in real life. To treat a trauma survivor by pushing them past their clear boundaries, and then she thanks him for it after! What in the hell is this?? At every possible point he makes the worst decisions in pushing her.
The first three books in the series have the same type of relationship vibe to them. Each book emphasizes different tropes, but the fmc/mmc dynamic is basically carbon copies of each other. Feisty girl. Mafia grumpy dude. Guy needs to be dominate. It’s a formula in the series.
There was no build up to the relationship in this. It doesn’t feel like enemies to lovers at all, but just two people who are into each other in close proximity. There was about a five page span where they went from “enemies” to lovers. FMC making dumb decisions immediately as soon as possible. Yeah, this book was not for me at all. Still finished reading since I read books 2-3 already and held out some hope this would get better. Yes, I did read out of order.