A review by cozybec
When She Unravels by Gabrielle Sands
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
I was cautiously excited about this book after seeing a random quote on Instagram. I never pick up books because of that and thought I'd at least give it a shot since I adored the other mafia romance I just read. Unfortunately, this was 100% not for me.
Valentina started out as a very strong woman, angry at the horrific situation and marriage her family forced her into, and I was ready to ride or die for her. But the moment she 'escapes' it's like her personality did a 180. She made numerous stupid decisions, put herself at risk, and then was too silly to see she had involved herself with another man in an even more dangerous position than before.
What made me DNF was the "climax" of the book, maybe dark romance isn't for me, but it made me wildly uncomfortable and didn't seem to fit the two characters AT ALL. It sucks, because there was a lot of genuine moments I thought were interesting, but overall the characters got flatter and flatter the more I read.
Content warnings: guns, violence, death, murder, sexual content, stalking, harassment, sexual harassment, blood, injury, and dubcon (poorly written at that), suicide attempt/suicidal thoughts (it was giving Bella jumping off a cliff to see Edward)
Valentina started out as a very strong woman, angry at the horrific situation and marriage her family forced her into, and I was ready to ride or die for her. But the moment she 'escapes' it's like her personality did a 180. She made numerous stupid decisions, put herself at risk, and then was too silly to see she had involved herself with another man in an even more dangerous position than before.
What made me DNF was the "climax" of the book, maybe dark romance isn't for me, but it made me wildly uncomfortable and didn't seem to fit the two characters AT ALL. It sucks, because there was a lot of genuine moments I thought were interesting, but overall the characters got flatter and flatter the more I read.
Content warnings: guns, violence, death, murder, sexual content, stalking, harassment, sexual harassment, blood, injury, and dubcon (poorly written at that), suicide attempt/suicidal thoughts (it was giving Bella jumping off a cliff to see Edward)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Torture
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail