Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Always Practice Safe Hex by Juliette Cross

13 reviews

rebakesl's review

dark hopeful 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

4.0

Extra spicy for the series so far, and darker than expected. Could have used some stronger content warnings at the beginning of the book, but a great HEA. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Murder, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy

amyrandles1's review

medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Blood, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

aelin_morgenstern's review

adventurous dark emotional

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Grief

goofypisces_'s review

dark emotional funny 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? N/A

3.75

a few things:
1. as foreplay the mmc shaves the fmc's v*g*n*, which was alarming at first ngl.
2. "orbs" is used as a synonym for eyes, and I've read too much fanfiction to be okay with that. it made sense in the context but I still did not like it. 
3. I did like this book, there was some repetition plot wise, and it was waaaaaaayyy darker than the others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Rape, Murder, and Sexual assault

hazelgirl21's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

tiggerreads's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-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

3.5

CW: stalking, sexual harassment, violence, death of parent

I really enjoyed this one. I liked watching Livvy and Gareth slide from annoyance to love. I thought the grim reveals were nicely done. I thought Livvy and Gareth fit together really well. I loved watching Gareth interacting with the Savoie crew. This was such a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

marinou00's review

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

potalian's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Rape, Murder, and Child abuse

introvert_reads_romance's review

5.0

Just when I think I couldn’t love her books more, Juliette writes a new one and I’m swooning all over again. Gareth is the perfect dark, grumpy hero. I love how bossy he is, but also how much of a softie he is for Livvy. And Livvy is a goddess! She is so strong, but  she is also so quick to submit to Gareth. I also loved seeing Gareth find out what a supportive family looks like and allow himself to be loved by them all. There were some tough subjects and TWs in this book, but as always Juliette handled them with care. I loved this one and cannot wait to read the next one in October! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

thereadinghammock's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

And the Grims have it folks! These dark, mysterious harbingers of all those dark thoughts and impulses aren't all brooding and brimstone. Ok, so there's still a fair amount of brooding (looking at you Henry!) but they're also total softies underneath with hearts of gold!

We return to NOLA and the Savoie sisters, following Lavinia (Livvy) this time as she goes toe-to-toe with Grim Gareth Blackwater in a PR competition to benefit the supernatural community. Each of the 3 finalist contestants brings an idea forward before deciding which to go forward with as a team, but Gareth is determined to see his win, as it's a personal mission too. Don't want to spoil too much, so you'll just have to read too very <i>those</i> details. 

Meanwhile, the competition liason is an older warlock trying to make moves on Livvy. While she can put the best misogynist in their place, Gareth's Grim senses are saying there's more than just a sleezy old lech there and will make sure nothing happens to Lavinia on his watch. A few social run-ins turned dates, and these one-time rivals can't keep their hands off each other. 

Once their rivalries got out of their way, I loved seeing dark, broody Gareth turn into heart-eyes Gareth. Seeing his "tough scary Grim" exterior get chipped away with every chapter was so rewarding, especially after a 3 book lead up to the question, "So what exactly do Grims <i>do?</i>" First learning he was a foster kid who was bounced around until his magic came in. Then his 3-legged mop dog Queenie. On top of owning Livvy's favorite club, being an active and vocal feminist, wicked smart, and being devastatingly handsome?? I think my ovaries exploded several times while reading this book. 

And the kink. 🔥🥵🔥🥵🔥 there were definitely things that weren't for me (the shaving scene, while hot, didn't quite do it for me), I also didn't know I would enjoy a bit of the primal and restraint scenes. Oh lawdy, Grims do not mess around!

I was so excited to finally learning their background/origin! And there's still so much we don't know, like if Gareth is in an elite class as a Grimlock, what is the extent of Henry's power that he can communicate with the dead, but that he felt he needed to cut himself off from his magic for 10 years?!?!? And is Sean going to be a Grimlock too, or is he just a dumb teenage boy growing into his magic? And I want more Aunt Lucille!!

CW/TW: sexual harassment/sexual assault on page. The assault was minor for me, but you know yourself best and please be safe with yourself

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident