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boydgirl's review against another edition
I just feel like I need a record that I tried this cause every time I see people love this I remember why I hated the tiny amount I read so viscerally. This books opens with our FMC facing police brutality and sexual harassment, from said cops, only for her to be handed over like an object to her equally abusive "mates". All this made me feel was pure and utter rage. I don't consider it a good sign when a book starts with me wanting every man in the story to die a horrible death, including the MMCs!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault
solarpunkybrewster's review against another edition
barely past the prologue and they’re temp paralysing her so they can insert a gps tracker on her so they can force her to “complete” some sort of bond (rape). all while the one using his powers to temp paralyze her is making jokes about how fun it would be to rape her. no thank you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Death of parent
debstrain's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.75
This is the first ever book that I finished, closed, then IMMEDIATELY opened up and started reading all over again 🤩
It’s giving everything every lovable YA book gave, back in the day, but with adult themes thrown in there too.
I’m honestly obsessed with Oleander, she’s like a swearier Katniss Everdeen 🤣
Love this book and the only reason it’s not getting a full 5⭐️ is because I’m livid at how much I’m going to have to fork out for the rest of the series. Can’t seem to find second hand versions anywhere and with each of the later books all costing between £16.99- £19.99, this new addiction will likely set me back almost £100 💀💀💀💀 (absolutely not gonna be able to stop me though 😅)
It’s giving everything every lovable YA book gave, back in the day, but with adult themes thrown in there too.
I’m honestly obsessed with Oleander, she’s like a swearier Katniss Everdeen 🤣
Love this book and the only reason it’s not getting a full 5⭐️ is because I’m livid at how much I’m going to have to fork out for the rest of the series. Can’t seem to find second hand versions anywhere and with each of the later books all costing between £16.99- £19.99, this new addiction will likely set me back almost £100 💀💀💀💀 (absolutely not gonna be able to stop me though 😅)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Vomit, and War
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, and Lesbophobia
lisavandonselaar's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Blood and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent
spookynat's review
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
overall really solid. it just needs a good copyedit. the story itself was pretty emotional and tense for a lot of the novel, as oli tries to keep a tight grip on herself against her bonds trying to both break her down and (later) try to be gentle with her (well, some of them anyway).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, and Abandonment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Police brutality, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
jellyfists's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Fun book for when you don't want to think too hard. All of the dudes suck majorly except Atlas, really really hoping he doesn't end up letting me down as well in the sequel. Overall it would've been so much better if it wasn't so long. So many pages and so little happened between them. Still had a good enough time that I'll be reading the sequel though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
palomabbrackin's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
this shit was ASS
this was not a good book for so many reasons
TW: SA, violence, EA
ok from the get go the writing in this book was very poorly edited, with many grammar mistakes and spelling errors that were just a bit infuriating. ok, not the worst thing, sometimes a given with independently published authors
but then…we get into the structure of the story. of which there is none. no plot, just interactions and this weird mystery over who and what the character is and what their past entails. I cannot begin to explain how annoying this was, and i love a good mystery mc
then we get into the men that are “bonded” with this character (the whole “why choose” aspect of this book), and this is really the icing on the cake. there is absolutely no reason why I would want any of these men except MAYBE one who isn’t even really a part of the story until somewhere towards the end. let me tell you why each mmc is bad:
this was not a good book for so many reasons
TW: SA, violence, EA
ok from the get go the writing in this book was very poorly edited, with many grammar mistakes and spelling errors that were just a bit infuriating. ok, not the worst thing, sometimes a given with independently published authors
but then…we get into the structure of the story. of which there is none. no plot, just interactions and this weird mystery over who and what the character is and what their past entails. I cannot begin to explain how annoying this was, and i love a good mystery mc
then we get into the men that are “bonded” with this character (the whole “why choose” aspect of this book), and this is really the icing on the cake. there is absolutely no reason why I would want any of these men except MAYBE one who isn’t even really a part of the story until somewhere towards the end. let me tell you why each mmc is bad:
- gabe: is a doormat and has no personality through the entire book and his only purpose is to be bodyguard and liaison for the other men
-north: controlling POS who does not give a fuck about the wants and needs of fmc, literally has her get a tracking chip put into her neck???? literal EA
- nox: literal r*pist. huh??? and you expect me to want to like him in the next book??? not to mention he’s her teacher???
- gryphon: doesn’t interact at all with fmc, until he does, and then he doesn’t again. like he does not care, i am convinced. also why should i care????
- atlas: the only one i gave a shit about and he was kinda cringe /:
the ending of this book was so hastily written and the action made no sense to me and i still don’t understand fmc’s power. like is it nightmares? is it death? suffering? I don’t know. all I can say is that I have more questions than answers.
i like torturing myself with bad books so best believe i will be reading the next book in this series. i love wasting my time. who knows, maybe ill dnf.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual harassment
psychnp's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Rape, Grief, and Death of parent
em_daydreaming's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape
aichaa's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
the guys are annoying, uninteresting little bitches. gabe is always whining, nox needs xanax and north acts like he’s oli’s father AND parole officer. what about all that is sexy or exciting or fun?
there’s also the lack of world building. oli says something about the “human world” but we don’t get to know how that world and the world of the gifted divide. is it a shadowhunters thing where they live among people but like, hidden? or is it more of like another realm or something? oli also says “jesus christ” sometimes but we don’t know if there’s a belief system for the gifted.
i mean, this world building thing would be whatever to me if i liked the characters and the romance, and if i had fun. but i didn’t.
and this whole bond thing is so weird. they’re, like, biologically meant to be with specific people so they can strengthen their powers. that makes them feel this pull of attraction EVEN if they aren’t in love or even if they don’t actually wanna sleep with with the other person. that’s kinda weird.
by the way, the guys hate oli with fiery passion because when she lost her family at 14 she ran away instead of finding them. they’re holding a grudge towards the decisions of a grieving 14 year old girl. they’ll not be able to handle teenage kids lol
also, imagine how weird would it have been if oli went to them when she was 14? gabe and atlas are around her age but north is a whole 10 years older. imagine him having to pratically raise her and then having to, yk, do the whole bonding thing. ewwww
anyway, i like sage, she’s cute with felix and i also like sawyer. atlas is cool. oli is whatever and she has no chemistry with the guys.
all that being said, i’d be pissed if everyone around me had cool names like nox, oleander and atlas, and i got stuck with “gabe” lol
all that being said, i’d be pissed if everyone around me had cool names like nox, oleander and atlas, and i got stuck with “gabe” lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment