Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

62 reviews

3vannelsonrose's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Violence, Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship

lynsstrange's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault

takarakeireads's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A semi satisfying end to this series. I had to look up a synopsis of the second book and was still a bit confused by how some of the characters are literally related. However it’s not super critical imo to understand all that. I do wish the Hawthorne brothers would go to therapy.

I felt the actual end to the whole main plot (the chess game) was a bit anticlimactic. However I did enjoy what Avery does with her fortune, and it being a criticism of billionaires in general.

1/5🌶 (it’s a bit unclear to me whether any spice actually happens or if it’s just closed door. They literally could have just been sleeping in the same bed)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief

caitlin033's review against another edition

4.5

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

wet_towlette's review against another edition

2.5

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Yeah I still don’t like this trilogy. I think I only reason I read it was because it’s so fast paced so it was kinda like “why not” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder

cardanrry's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault

themoodreader's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

zoecrepp's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault

One student/teacher relationship is mentioned as well as a second adult/minor relationship (resulting in a pregnancy) which is mentioned throughout the entire book and is key to the plot. An older woman also describes how her daughter was sexually assaulted by a group of men as a plot for revenge against her boyfriend who they hated.

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious 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

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While I didn’t love this book as much as the first two, I did still enjoy it, especially with all of its amazing quotes, which I’m just going to list a bunch of below for the sake of posterity.

“I’ve found duct tape more effective than advice, myself.”

“Because at this point, secret uncle just kind of feels like it belongs on the Hawthorne bingo card.”

“My grandfather built this chapel so Nan would have somewhere to yell at God.”

“I can’t even hate him now. He’s a part of me. He’s in me.’ Jameson’s fingers lightly touched my hair, then curled into it. ‘But mostly, I can’t hate him, Avery Kylie Grambs, because he brought me you.”

“Jameson Winchester Hawthorne in protective mode was a thing to behold.”

“I threw Tobias Hawthorne under the bus. Thoroughly and without mercy. Dead men didn’t get to be picky about their reputations, and that went double for dead men who’d used me the way he had.”

“Jaime and Gray have joined forces. Xander has a blowtorch.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

rmoony's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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i feel like my heart has been rippef out of my chest i love this book so much it makes me want to cry 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault