Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

6 reviews

yasaman's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness

sonatica's review against another edition

I generally like the idea of reteölings of the Persephone & Hades Myth in new ways, but this just wasn't for me. It felt like reading fanfiction (which can be good, obviously!) to me. One obvious trope was chasing another and it felt so predictable.
But I could've looked past that for a casual read.
However, the way he speaks to her after one of the spicier scenes around the halfway point of the book completely threw me off.
I like dark romance and I can look past toxic behaviour in fantasy if it's not glorified too much, but him saying

"I have been inside you, and you will never be able to forget that." or something along those lines

after she made clear that she didn't want to continue and felt conflicted, felt so wrong and disgusting that I just can't go on.

Mind-reading or lies-tasting or whatever doesn't save that for me either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Minor: Medical content, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Infidelity, and Addiction

I feel like it's worth mentioning that this book features a scene in which two characters' drinks get drugged in a party-setting, for those who may want to avoid that sort of content.

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

4.5

I actually really enjoyed this I think the world is really cool and the way the characters are written there's actually alot of depth to them and I ended up liking alot of them. I will say the pacing was kinda weird and confusing in some bits but it was still good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, War, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual harassment, and Death

brookelynnrn's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Bullying

karambit's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Cursing, Stalking, Torture, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Death, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, and War

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Stalking, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, Terminal illness, and Alcohol