Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Șarpe și porumbel by Shelby Mahurin

34 reviews

aliclare's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

rosier09's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

mybookishdelights's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

[Second Read - 2021 - 4.25 stars]

Heat Level: High

on page sex scene

CW:

burning alive, blood, gore, violence, attempted murder

I read this in a few sittings and it was a fun read. It's not amazing, but I enjoyed the romance.

I think the world-building might have been the most confusing part, mainly in that there were a lot of names being dropped and I felt like I didn't know who half of them were. It also didn't help that they were in French, but then I'm an English speaker so take that with a grain of salt. I don't really have a lot of things to say about it. I reread it to continue on with the series as the third and final book is coming out soon. I know a lot of people don't like the second one, and while I'm interested to see if I like it, it also means I'm not really that excited to pick it up. 

I thought the writing in this was really good. I'm sure there are those who would disagree, but I had no problem visualizing what I was reading and I was feeling the emotions of the characters. I think that Lou and Reid were decently written characters. I liked their banter and their enemies-to-lovers thing they had going on. I also liked

when they were sweet to each other. It was very angsty and I loved that. I did, however, think this was very insta-love. Even though Lou's words about him being in her very soul were beautiful and romantic, it felt too soon in this first book.

I would recommend if you're looking for a book about witches or enemies-to-lovers. 

CAWPILE Score: 7.71 = 4.25 stars
Characters: 8
Atmosphere: 7
Writing: 8
Plot: 7
Intrigue: 8
Logic: 8
Enjoyment: 8

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[First Read - 2019 - 4 stars]
No written review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Child abuse

owlishly_reading's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, Genocide, and Death of parent