Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Taming Seraphine by Gigi Styx

24 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

sgerlach90's review

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

catluvrr888's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Rape, and Child abuse

ileynabookworm's review

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

All I can say is I’m bawling my eyes out right now. READ THIS BOOK!!!

The plot twist got TWISTED. If your sensitive to the trigger warning be aware they’re PRESENT and not subtle. 

Wow I could hear my heat pound towards the end! I really enjoyed reading this! Even tho the spicy scenes are truely unhinged the growing bond between Sera and Leroi got me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

darcynewton's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

I don't even know how to start this review!
Can I swear on here? I don't know, but holy s**t!
I recently read the mother of dark romance (if yk yk) and I didn't think It could be beaten, but my god this book goes above and beyond! 
if you need an easy read to pull you right out of a reading slump this is the one! 

Now, my TBR is somewhat 300 books long and a lot of books have been on there for a year or so, but this book didn't even last month on my TBR, I had to jump in and it did not disappoint. 

The spice is absolutely amazing, the backstories of the characters are really heart touching and sad but my favourite parts... the plot twists and drops, holy moly, I didn't see a lot of them coming whatsoever and it was shut the book and scream moments. 

I loved the characters in this and their personalities are. spot. on. 
Seraphine is a hot headed, impulsive young woman suffering trauma and anger issues as a result; Leroi comes to the rescue and flips her life around. The character development in this book is insane and the way Leroi handles her and trains her essentially, is truly beautiful in the sexiest, most effed up ways possible. 

I will recommend this book every day till the day I die, but please do check trigger warnings if you think there is anything that could potentially upset or hurt you. 

I'm sorry Zade, you've been beaten. 

Easiest 5 stars I've ever given and I cant wait for Emberly and Romans story Snaring Emberly on the 31st of March 2024!

Gigi Styx, what an amazing author, I will be reading all books by her from now on!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Child abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Hate crime, Death, Kidnapping, Child death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Slavery, and Torture

curvybookworm93'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

4.25

This book is a rollercoaster of crazy lol. But it's well done and both Sera and Leroi keep the reader and each other on their toes. Very well written, plot was easy to follow, spice was 3/5 I'd say but very intense. Will be reading the other stories by the author when they're released. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Rape

If you have no triggers this book is a breeze to read, and even if you have triggers you can glaze over some of the more graphic scenes and still enjoy the book.

starrystorm's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, and Violence

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

literallychey's review

dark emotional tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Sexual violence