Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Wicked King by Holly Black

50 reviews

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Girlie pop really can't trust anyone.

Some pacing issues in this one that made parts a bit slow. But there were some iconic scenes between Cardan and Jude. This shit truly is real enemies to lovers, and I ate that up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

rchulin1's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Classism

vereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying and Emotional abuse

magdapuczynska's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I gobbled this thing up quicker than any other book. It's a big improvement from the first book in the series and just the right mix of plot and spicyness. I'm looking forward to the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, and Bullying

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content

amazelan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

j'ai préféré ce second tome au premier, même si le début a été un peu long.
les intrigues et les retournements de situation sont mieux fait, tout n'était pas aussi facilement devinable que dans le premier tome.

les personnages sont également plusse intéressants,

même si je suis toujours très peu emballé.e par l'histoire entre Jude et Cardan

surtout l évolution de Cardan. Jude est également un peu plusse cohérente dans ses actions, plusse réaliste.

et la fin est très bien ficelée, elle donne envie de savoir le dénouement de tout ça.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Death

Minor: War

inthearchive's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcohol, Animal death, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Emotional abuse

annick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

4.25

Love the pacy plot and the intrigue and the ethically flawed choices of most of the characters. I’m off to read the next book regardless of how late it is already tonight 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Physical abuse

rafacolog's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

rat_girly's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Holly Black got me good, Taryn still stinks 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, War, Confinement, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit