Reviews with content warning for Rape - Bought

I downloaded this one on KU after seeing a promo reel on Instagram. I reallyyyy wanted to love it, but it just didn’t happen.

The concepts were absolutely there, and if there was just a bit more development of the character’s relationship I think I would have enjoyed this book a lot more. We had almost zero scenes (outside of the smut) that made me believe they were in love by the end.

It also ended very abruptly, and the second book doesn’t follow the same characters. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be continuing the series.

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caitrc365's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

3.75

Great scenes but the end just dumps off and left no room for character development. The 2nd book in the series isn't even about these same character so it is a literary cliff dive :(

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coralcrab77's review

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dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.5

It's....meh.
I read the last book of this series first (Madam Lynn's story) and I really liked it. This one just wasn't it.
Some of my issues with it: the therapist sucked (shouldn't have offered her tissues, didn't actually work w/ Dahlia to solve her problems and how many times can you ask "how did that make you feel??)
the bdsm wasn't that great nor was it the focus. it was spicy and it was hot, but I wanted more of a fleshed out D/s relationship.
and I guess the "growth" that the couple went through wasn't very fleshed out either. nothing seemed solved, and all Lucian wanted to do was to fix it for her? idk, it wasn't great, wasn't awful.

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