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__romancereader__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Child abuse, Trafficking, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Torture, and Stalking
Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the other characters you meet/hear about in the book🥰🫶🏼kailynpaig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Stalking, Mental illness, Blood, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Death of parent
Minor: Torture and Kidnapping
r_oy_s'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
3.0
A freaking guy who's hiding from the police and decided to take refuge in Payton's apartment by climbing her balcony. The man of the discussion was Nero, who's almost 40, a dark, brooding, well suited, albeit handsome guy who could shut Payton's trap with his smoldering looks. And that girl, who wasn't even scared for her life for a second actually fell asleep while in presence with a stranger, cause she was too exhausted to stay awake! ARE YOU SERIOUS??
Then moving forward, Nero became OBSESSED (yes, in caps) with Payton because of her innocence and the rose scented perfume he could smell from her. Crazy right? Hold on peeps. It gets more crazier. Then one day Payton frustrated with her life's hardships decided to feel better by giving away her virginity to that stranger. But, she didn't have any contact information about that said person. So what did our girl do? You won't believe it. She left her balcony door open...again...because she knew somehow that the stranger from the other night will definitely come to her aid whenever the need arises. And boy, he did!
"I eye the blood on my fingertip, before shoving it into my mouth.
After that there was a time when they're having a stand off Nero claims that he knows Payton very well because -
"I know what your virgin blood tastes like when it’s painted across my cock. We know each other."
Back to the discussion, Payton and Nero's relationship was at first insta-lust then it swif ly turned into insta-love. Knowing that Nero was stalking her and was secretive about his identity Payton didn't have any qualms before moving into his home. She happily let him boss her around and settled into the new cushy life. Then out of nowhere they started throwing L-bombs to each other. Mind you that besides having sex a handful of times they didn't have any proper relationship so the progression of it was basically non-existent. Hence this forced love fest slowly became a cringe fest. The plot isn't worthy of mentioning, it was a predictable one. The steamy scenes weren't steamy enough for me. Coupled with these annoying MCs were grating on my nerves. The wri ing was usually fast paced but it dragged oftentimes, short chapters, dual POV and bromance between Nero and his best friend King were the only saving grace I thought Hans was unhinged but Nero is Unhinged Pro Max. Overall it was an okay-ish read.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Body horror, and Blood
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Minor: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape
now_booking's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The main issue I had with this was that the instalove piece wasn’t really believable to me, maybe it was the underlying tone of humor that was a bit jarring, something was off with this for me. Moreover, I feel like there was a lot of dub-con littered around this book that wasn’t necessary. Content warnings for child abuse and violence.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Torture, Blood, and Stalking
Minor: Pedophilia
mabellene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Abandonment and Trafficking
andeng'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
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship
rickireadss's review against another edition
4.0
⚠️: murder, violence, torture, stalking, domestic abuse, sexual assault (threat), child abuse, blood, trafficking, gun violence, car accident, emotional abuse, abandonment, gore, body horror, kidnapping, injury/injury detail, fatphobia, death
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Child abuse, Stalking, Violence, Animal death, Gore, Body horror, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
nirellis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Torture, Stalking, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Murder, Violence, and Sexual content