Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

176 reviews

heathersinkwell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It took me a bit to get into the book, but then I devoured it. I thought it was a thoroughly enjoyable read.

Despite that, I found Poppy annoying and the plot was predictable. I think I accurately predicted every major plot point at least 200 pages before it happened.

Cas and Poppy's relationship also annoyed me. Poppy is super violent towards Cas and he FREAKING KIDNAPPED HER. Not sure how I feel about that whole relationship. It feels very ick

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, and Child abuse

laurenreads222's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

one of my favs, really killed me tho

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, Gore, and Sexual assault

sapphicbookdragon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood and Sexual harassment

katharina90's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

The writing left much to be desired but it was a fun enough read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Confinement, and Sexual content

druzyquartz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Confinement, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

janeywaneyb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-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

4.25

A must-read for fans of ACOTR. Poppy is the revered Maiden who lives a sheltered life controlled by the Ascended. As her own ascension nears, her own desires and needs wrestle with the expectations on her. When the handsome Hawke becomes her Royal Guard, Poppy struggles to keep her emotions in check. What follows is some earth-shattering truths that Poppy will need to make sense of if she is to survive.
After book one, this feels like a great series, as TikTok readers have claimed. The first half is a little slow as the world & character building is the focus, the last half of the book has a good pace and of course the passionate smut makes an appearance. I enjoyed this read and will continue with the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

allisonmspiers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Death, Grief, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, War, Classism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Genocide

Minor: Torture, Bullying, and Body horror

trynareaad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

saricostanzo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Physical abuse, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Violence

gtru's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

I found this book very slow to begin with because I didn’t feel a lot really happened due to the amount of world building, however the last part of the book had me hooked. Unfortunately I figured out the ‘plot twist’ not even half way into the book which kinda ruined the experience for me because I was just waiting for it to happen rather then enjoying the book. The main characters are lovable and relatable, especially Poppy. Was refreshing to have a heroine that didn’t get on my nerves. Lastly I loved the fresh take on the vampire genre and I look forward to reading more of the more in the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, and Blood

Minor: Emotional abuse