“‘I want you.’ he said simply. Just you. Nothing else. Only ever you,” he breathed out in pain, closing his eyes. ‘Fuck, Emilia. You.’”





Second read — April 2022


So I decided to reread this book bc I really want to get into the spin-off series All Saints High and I didn’t really remember much from this. I rated this 4 stars the first time I read it, but I’m bumping down my rating a whole star. This was fine and fun, but I just couldn’t stand Emilia or Vicious (and I laughed every time Vicious’s name came up). These characters felt very immature, and reckless.


There were flashback scenes from when Emilia and Vicious were in high school, and despite that timeline taking place 10 years prior, it felt like these characters had no discernible growth and development. The timelines felt a little interchangeable in terms of character personality, and it was truly annoying. I’m all for morally gray, asshole characters who have a fucked up moral compass and come off as extremely unlikeable. In fact, some of my favorite characters are all those things.


But Emilia and Vicious were just annoying with this personality traits, and not charming at all. I couldn’t find myself to enjoy their characters, or sympthaize with their struggles. We really only got full character development in the last 20% of the book, when Vicious starts groveling for Emilia. And my petty ass honestly didn’t think he groveled enough. I enjoyed most of the plot and I was entertained with the story, but I just couldn’t find myself to care abt the relationship as much as I did the first time reading.


Honestly, this isn’t meant to be a rude statement or anything, but Vicious honestly reads like a mid Wattpad book. The writing is cheesy at times and mediocre at best. The characters aren’t very fleshed out, and the story is one of the ones you have to suspend your disbelief for a lot (which is a major thing in a lot of Wattpad books I’ve read). And don’t get this statement twisted. Some of my favorite books ever are Wattpad books. But we all know some of the things that are written on Wattpad aren’t peak literature, and that’s honestly what this feels like???


I am intrigued to read the rest of the series though. I didn’t get around to doing that the first time, and I really liked Dean and Rosie. I’m interested to learn more abt their relationship, and also read the first prequel novella in this series so I can read the spin-off books. But unfortunately, I didn’t love Vicious as much as I did as a first time reader.


3 stars


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First read — November 2020


⭐️4⭐️ STARS

All I wanna say is while the relationship was borderline abusive, and this book was kinda fucked up...is it bad for still liking it?