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alishasauruss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Murder
art3m1sxx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Trigger Warnings: Drug Use, Abuse -Emotional, Abuse - Past, Abuse - Physical Trigger, Abuse, Child Abuse, Violence, Knife Play, Non Con, Humiliation, BDSM Kink Blood Play Kink, Brat Kink, Exhibitionism Kink, Group Sex Kink, Knife Play, Kink Non Con, Orgasm Control, Pain Play, Praise, Rape Play/CNC Kink, Rope Play/Rope Suspension Kink Sexual, Humiliation Kink Spanking Kink, consensual non consensual kink,Multiple POVnoelle_julianna'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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
amyaltvater's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Mmfmm, dark erotic romancepoupimali'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? It's complicated
5.0
This is a roller coaster journey… the smut is heavy and clearly not for everyone. Please read the TW.
Jessica is a really strong FMC with a need of freedom that is well described in every way possible.
This is a reverse harem.
Tortured Manson
Funny et free Vincent
Shy and sweet Jason
Scowl Jake
I love every one of them.
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Abandonment
bialves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
readwithmichele's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
AUTHOR: Harley Laroux
PUB DATE: 9/30/22, self-published
PAGES: 594
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
GENRE: Dark Romance
REVIEW: Although not required, it is strongly recommended to read the novella, The Dare, prior to reading Losers. This book is First Person, Multi POV. This is a dark romance/taboo story. If you are not into that sort of thing, then this series may not be for you. I was so anxious to learn more of the story of Jessica (the blonde, young 20s bombshell who has been given everything to her on a silver platter since birth). She was a bully in high school, running with the jock crowd & always bullying the rejects/losers for no reason other than to appease those in her circle that didn't like the way they looked. Losers (Pt. 1) begins a few years after The Dare novella. Jessica runs into her high school group of rejects, (Mason, Lucas, Jason & Vincent), after returning home to her parents from NY for the Summer. She & the boys all shared a brief history that night several years ago, and are connected by that one, post-high school Halloween party, where dares are divvied out to Jessica by Mason in the group. A few years later, Jess has returned to her hometown and is faced with each of them again - the guys all living together under one roof as one family. A connection (& revelation) transpires between each of them, and a bond unlike anything Jess or the boys have experienced grows. There is a lot of spice in this so know that going in. I loved getting to know the individual background of the boys and of Jess, and how, over time, they genuinely cared for one another. Not only do they have solid feelings for each other, there is undeniable, genuine love. Again, there is lots of spice and lots of sharing, hence – taboo. As always, please be sure to read trigger warnings that are laid out by the author at the very beginning of the book. I’m very much looking forward to reading Pt 2 of this series! It’s highly rated on Goodreads for a reason!
Happy Reading!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, and Blood
fnicholee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
discardeddustjacket's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The same can be said for the fact that although initially I was skeptical of the high page count, this book didn’t feel overwritten, and it held my attention from beginning to end.
Being the wet blanket that I am, there were a couple instances where I found myself proclaiming aloud: “that’s not entirely safe,” but all-around, I thought that the depictions of BDSM and its guidelines were handled well.
As a side note: at first when the negotiation of Jess’s servitude in payment for her car repairs was floated, it was presented as this very “you give us consent to do whatever we want, when we want,” situation, which was raising all sorts of red flags. [For the record, that’s not how consent works; you cannot give consent carte blanche like that without any parameters or discussion of boundaries. And if anyone asks you to, you should run.] But thankfully, that’s not where the conversation ended in this case, and they did go on to have a healthy discussion of hard and soft limits, safewords, etc. I really appreciated that. BDSM, for all the stigma that surrounds it, is a community incredibly preoccupied with safety, consent, and respect.
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Death of parent
adelesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol