Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

34 reviews

bekahzabel's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

4/5 🌟 I devoured it. Did I know it was going to be up my alley??? Pretty much.

I mean Siren b2b Dark Powerful King b2b Wings b2b Magically Binding Bargains????? Come on the concept was speaking to my soul from the get go. 

The dual time perspective in each chapter gave me insight, similarly to how a prequel would?? so I could see right when certain moments affected Callie then vs. in the present. I was 50/50 on how I felt about that. It felt like miscommunication, but upon completion I had better perspective & understanding. 

Does the dialogue get a little gushy and corny at parts? Yes!! But if liking that’s a crime, cuff me because I ate it up. 

I also have an aversion to a blonde MMC- not my type - but Desmond Flynn, there’s a first for everything. 

Tropes:

Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
Paranormal & Fae World 
Dark Magic Broody Morally Gray MMC
~ WINGS ~
Second Chances
Fated Mates 
~ Magic Bargains ~
Slow Burn

This one’s for you😈

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Adult/minor relationship

pookiee's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Slavery, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Death, and Homophobia

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Vomit

kellicat94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Torture, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Pregnancy, Slavery, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Bullying, Grief, Physical abuse, and Stalking

niamhsbooks1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, and Slavery

alexandryareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death

Minor: Rape, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Grief

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia and Slavery

heybethrenee's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.25

This was honestly on its way to a 4 star read. I loved watching Des and Callie’s relationship grow. I think it was heartwarming to see them become friends before anything like love was on the table. Their platonic relationship was one of my fav parts! The sexual tension was also amazing! But then the end just happened so quickly and

I was left questioning why the transformation happened. Was her dad fae? Is she part fae? Was the transformation part of her siren heritage that had been locked away? Because it seems like she views it as something the King of Fauna did to her, which makes her feel violated. I would totally be down for metamorphosis if it was empowering and didn’t feel like a metaphor for SA. Just left me feeling gross and uncomfortable after such an amazing first 380 pages of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Slavery

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Slavery

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

abbs15norm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content