Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth

12 reviews

harmony822's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Cursing, Violence, Sexual content, Abandonment, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship

bakergirlsbooks1999's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

elledanie's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Violence, Cursing, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

backitupmoony's review

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Body shaming

Minor: Domestic abuse and Violence

kristynpittman's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Violence and Sexual assault

nadiaherondale's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Legally Blonde inspired? Age gap? Revenge plot? And Christmas? All perfectly meshed up in a greatly written rom com with dual POV that I absolutely loved. Both Abby and Damien were great narrators and I loved how their relationship unfolded and conflict was maturely solved. I have nothing to criticize and in fact I really really desperately need books about Cami and Kat just so I don't lose this cute people

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

whichdirection's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

Incredible chemistry, awesome pacing. The conflict was mostly internal, and it never felt too played out or like it dragged on for no reason.
This man had me blushing forreal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Body shaming

Minor: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

THESE ARE LIKE ALL SPOILERS SO CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED Sexual Content: P in V sex, Oral, Masturbation, Phone Sex; Choking, Light D/s undertones, Praise Kink, Little bit of degradation too (ie. “my good little whore” type of stuff) Toxic Relationship: Multiple frequent mentions of how her ex Richard treated her, multiple run ins with Richard; This is the main conflict/storyline other than the romance Body shaming & Emotional abuse: Some details about things Richard has said to her in the past & her habits/trauma responses to those things in her new relationship; Additionally, Damien’s client Sharon selves into her situation with her now ex-husband Domestic Abuse, Injury/Injury Detail, Emotional Abuse: Damien’s client Sharon and her situation with her ex are brought up and discussed in depth once, then referenced several times throughout the novel though not in depth again Infidelity: It is implied that Richard was cheating on Abbie with the paralegal; Sharon mentions that her ex cheated on her; Abbie’s best friend Cam dated a man during college who turned out to be married with children Misogyny: Richard says several things/has a general attitude that I would describe as fairly misogynistic Violence: Both Damien and Abbie punch Richard in the face near the end of the novel; Richard grabs Abbie’s wrist prior to the punching & Abbie mentions that his grip is tight enough to hurt a little bit; It is mentioned that Sharon’s ex attacked her and left her in the hospital for some time

ka_ke's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Um… wow! Legally Blonde is already a fantastic story, add some spice and even more humour and you have a masterpiece. Damien could absolutely get it, 100%. I LOVE that neither of them change their minds and want kids, cause really who wants or can afford children in this world?

Also can we talk about how Abigails plan didn’t end up in a petty betrayal/break up?

That ladies is a true man. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

dxisymitch's review

funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

kb33's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

This was cute. I liked the relationship between Abbie and Damien, and their interactions. I liked that we get to read about them falling in love, and we’re not just told that they’re falling in love. This book loses half a star because Damien calls her “whore” in bed, which is supposed to be a turn on?? Gross. Also choking in bed. Then her awful ex Richard calls her a whore and gets punched, as he should. And there’s an epilogue behind a paywall of spam emails. I feel like I need to create junk account just so I can access these epilogues without receiving so much junk mail to my main account. 
Turns out there are other books before this in a series, and now I have to go find them. 

TW/CW: use of the word “whore” in bed; sexual asphyxiation (strangulation)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Violence