Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Twisted Kingdom by Rina Kent

5 reviews

rachelmginger's review against another edition

dark sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Torture

jen1804's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This book was okay. Similarly to the book prior, Steel Princess, I enjoyed the plot and the mysterious elements of the narrative. The constant back and forth over these three books between Elsa deciding she likes Aiden and then deciding she doesn’t again is just too much. The smut in this is down right inappropriate at times and really not for me, sorry. I also just don’t find myself in love with Elsa and Aiden as a couple, so the romance elements of it just don’t hit where they should. There were for sure some romantic moments which I loved, like the back story behind the arrow tattoos for example, but just overall not enough. I did like the gradual reveal of Elsa’s memories and just how much her past trauma is interwoven with Aiden’s though.
I’m not sure whether I’ll read the remainder of the Royal Elite series or not, I know the rest of the books all now centre around different characters/couples which could be interesting, so we’ll see.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Bullying, and Confinement

rabbitsdolly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Death, Torture, Child abuse, Violence, Confinement, and Kidnapping

culzean's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Torture, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual content, Confinement, Violence, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

kelzbooks44's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Kidnapping