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His Darkest Craving by Tiffany Roberts

8 reviews

marygg3's review against another edition

dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Pretty solid, as usual. I liked some of their other works better, but it was enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

gabi_in_real_life's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.0

I guess it was alright, short and nice.. 
My main complaints are the several questions left unanswered. I felt like something was missing from the story. 
Also, the writing felt a bit too basic for me and there was SO MANY descriptions urgh
Definitely check TW before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Rape

brl5189's review against another edition

dark lighthearted tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Animal death, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Rape

greystory's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is the 2nd Tiffany Roberts book I've tried and I liked it immensely better than the first (Shielded Heart, which I DNF'd). There's a lot of similarities between the two books although it feels as though this one was handled far better, despite being published prior to Shielded Heart. The female main character is escaping an abusive relationship, puts some physical distance between her and the abusive ex, and starts life over. The new life comes with the unexpected surprise of an otherworldly figure that gives them a second chance at love and new meaning to this new life. That vaguely describes both books.

Where they differ, however, is that His Darkest Craving's main female character is actively working on healing. While she is clearly still badly traumatized and has a lot of remaining growth and healing ahead of her, she is making steps towards that end and putting in serious effort on the path to taking back control of her life after the abuse. There is so much of that in this book and I was absolutely thrilled because it was 100% completely missing in Shielded Heart. MASSIVE relief and I enjoyed Sophie as a character so much better! I was more interested in her, more invested in her story, and cheered more strongly for her as a result.

I enjoyed Cruce as well although he didn't have much personality. His story was definitely more plot-driven. Fortunately for him, I'm a little more forgiving on monster boyfriends and the shadowy creature thing is a favorite of mine as well as his true form on Halloween.

I actually enjoyed this book so much that I stayed up way too late reading it. I literally stopped reading twice, completely closed out of kindle, turned off things, preparing to get ready for bed only to come back and start reading again. There could have been more build up between Sophie and Cruce. I feel like I say that in every book review but it is less than 200 pages and the events happen in a week. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Minor: Stalking

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Despite being such a short book this starts super slow.

Honestly, I was entirely ambivalent about Cruce until he had already killed Tyler (the abusive ex). So basically I didn’t like the male lead, the monster of the monster fucker book, until about the 90% mark of the book.

 

Cruce understood possessiveness. This forest was his, and he wanted her to be his, too. But possession was no guarantee of satisfaction. If Sophie wasn't happy... She'd be surviving, but not alive. (110)

The only thing I knew about this book when I grabbed it was that it's a monster fucker romance. For most of the book, Cruce's form is a non-corporal shadow monster, which I found super fun and unique. I was a bit confused about Cruce once he took corporal form though. This is super inventive, but somehow still a bit boring. I think this read just wasn't for me, and the triggers in this are brutal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship

sam_roberts's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

His Darkest Craving is an excellent short novella by Tiffany Roberts which has the features I love about this author: mystery, straightforward but detailed narrative, an unusual world and lovable characters that show a lot of chemistry in every scene. Despite this, I find it short and the pacing too fast, but you have to take into account that it is a short novella.
In conclusion, recommended if you fancy a short read full of steamy scenes with a hint of kink.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Death, and Murder

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Animal cruelty