Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

21 reviews

pritenpink2's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Bullying, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

forgottencupoftea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment and Bullying

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

Quick, fun read with a good mix of plot and spice. I liked the differences to the classic beauty and the beast retelling.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Violence

ruckystarnes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Abandonment

bookishlucy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Confinement, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Bullying, and Vomit

beckyremillard's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Violence

cassie12_21's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.5

I'm very confused on where this is going. 

Recap

Rose is human, has a shitty life, mom left when young, dad went crazy thinking she was taken by fae, her high school bf Lucas was abusive. She lands in the fae realm falls for the princes who have been cursed. Kel forces her back to human world. Sounds like Kel wont admit the mating bond cuz if he does she'll be given to the prince of thorns (evil). But hes also her mate but only he knows it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Stalking, and Grief

sassysophie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a really good beauty and the beast retelling! Especially because even though I new the original story I still couldn't tell what would happen next. I'm very interested in what will happen next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Physical abuse

singingshooter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

Mixed feelings about the writing style, but still enjoyed the spice and romance 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

daisycantread24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship