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Buttons and Lace

by Penelope Sky
Buttons · Book 1
2016 Adult
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Best for readers who like: Tears of Tess, Debt Inheritance, Captive in the Dark
Spice5/5
Darkness10/10
Obsession9/10
Psychological8/10
Violence8/10
Emotional Damage10/10
Trigger Intensity10/10
Romance Focus8/10

Book at a Glance

POVDual POV • First person
PaceFast
Story LengthStandard
EndingCliffhanger / Series Continues
WorldContemporary • Mafia / Criminal
RelationshipM/F
Obsession TypeCaptivity / Control • Possession / Ownership
Experience LevelExperienced / Adult
SubgenreExtreme dark mafia captive romance
MMC TypeCaptor / Controlling • Morally Gray / Black • Protector
FMC TypeCaptive / Abducted • Defiant / Strong • Survivor / Trauma
Writing StyleDark / Intense • Emotional / Angsty
MMC PersonalityCold, controlling, vengeful, increasingly protective
FMC PersonalityDefiant, brave, traumatized, fiercely resilient

Tropes & Themes

button systemcaptive romancedebt repaymentEnemies to loversforced submissionkidnappingMafia romance

Trigger Warnings

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abusecaptivityCoercionexplicit contentHuman traffickingpunishmentsexual assaultviolence

Eerie Take

Overall Recommendation9.5/10

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