Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Taming Seraphine by Gigi Styx

5 reviews

ka_ke's review

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Medical content, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Abandonment, and Death of parent

stephaniemcuervo's review

dark emotional

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Trafficking, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, Body horror, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

aytac's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Murder

smaller_fries's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body horror, Blood, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Mental illness, Death, Gore, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Confinement, Murder, Grief, Abandonment, and Torture

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Stalking

poupimali's review

dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I have no clue where to categorize this one because it is a dark romance but also a mafia romance and a horror erotica book. I was hooked within the first chapter.

BUT I really recommend Taming Seraphine.
This is happening in the mafia mob with a conflict between two families. Leroi is a hitman with a strong moral code and Seraphine is a really unhinged FMC called a Lolita assassin… 

It is gore like really check the TW (she has a thing for male genital parts…) but otherwise i really enjoyed myself, this book have a strong story line with plots and spice. Everything well balanced.

Story : 4/5
Plots : 5/5 
Spice : 🌶️🌶️.5 but this is 🚩🚩🚩
Strong FMC : 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Protective MMC : 🖤🖤🖤

I received it as an ARC, this is my honest opinion. I have no interest to give a positive opinion what so ever and this is a really good book for all the dark romance girlies!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Abandonment, Body horror, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail