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ktmcd26's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
The first chapter of this book is good and then it rapidly goes down hill. To put it simply, this book is just a bouquet of abuse. Sexual, physical, and emotional. This book glorifies manipulation and control, while oversimplifying PTSD and other forms of complex and long term trauma.
The main male character is a self-absorbed 22 year-old prick who knows nothing and thinks he k owns everything. Despite the fact that he claims to love the main female character, he does not respect her at all. The only boundary of hers he respects and doesn’t push is the one he doesn’t have a sexual fantasy about. In the manner of a week and half, him and his BDSM sexual techniques called “therapy”(that he devised from some light Googling) cure years of horrific trauma while insulting and looking down on actual therapy practices and techniques. And the small portion of abuse that is presented to be horrific is even told in a sensationalized way.
On top of all this, the plot outside of the relationship is so convoluted and unbelievable. Somehow every single character in this story only manages to jump to the most extreme “solution” to their problem. I will not be reading the others in this series.
The main male character is a self-absorbed 22 year-old prick who knows nothing and thinks he k owns everything. Despite the fact that he claims to love the main female character, he does not respect her at all. The only boundary of hers he respects and doesn’t push is the one he doesn’t have a sexual fantasy about. In the manner of a week and half, him and his BDSM sexual techniques called “therapy”(that he devised from some light Googling) cure years of horrific trauma while insulting and looking down on actual therapy practices and techniques. And the small portion of abuse that is presented to be horrific is even told in a sensationalized way.
On top of all this, the plot outside of the relationship is so convoluted and unbelievable. Somehow every single character in this story only manages to jump to the most extreme “solution” to their problem. I will not be reading the others in this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Sexism
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