Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

15 reviews

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Is this a masterpiece? No. But I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I love the characters so so much 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gore, Death of parent, and Abandonment

myahthebookfiend's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I dont even know if this book is worth 5 stars. literally could not tell you. however, something in me enjoyed this so much. guilty pleasure, maybe? the writing wasn't absolutely amazing, though it wasn't bad, the plot wasn't that great, and the main character was slightly dull. regardless, 5 stars. I adore beauty and the beast, so perhaps it's the nostalgic factor, though I don't remember the disney movie having people bang. I think the thing I liked most about this book is just the princes. I found them each charming in their own regard (though keldarion less than the others). I'm an Ezryn girlie, and I don't even know what he looks like. anyways, please don't ask me to further explain the 5 stars because I can't even comprehend it myself. I just had a lot of fun reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming

autumnwitch14'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Torture, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sophierosemaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

Reads like a teen fan fic. Hot garbage. But admittedly deliciously entertaining once you get past the cringe.

So the verdict is: if you can stick out the cringe of the first 1/3 of the book, other aspects start building that make the cringe manageable. (To put it in the least spoiler-y terms possible)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

katie0528's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

The night Rosalina's high school boyfriend proposes to her, she discovers her absentee father has disappeared. After discovering he has found a doorway into the fae realm, Rosalina learns he has been captured by four fae princes. Offering her place in his stead, Rosalina soon learns all the fae in the castle, royalty and servant alike are cursed to turn into beasts every night unless and until all four princes find their fated soulmates. Rosalina offers to help them break the curse in exhange for her freedom, but all four have their own unique appeals to her, and she soon learns she'll have to set aside her own heart and discover the princes' secrets for herself if they ever intend to break the curse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

dunndiggity's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Blood, and Abandonment

knottygeek's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

froggyprints's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

I liked this!  It was a WC/RH, which tend to not be my favorite and I didn't realize that going into reading it.  About half way through, I figured it out.  The beginning is VERY close to Beauty and the Beast, to the point that I almost DNF because it didn't feel super innovative and the FMC was a little annoying with her mousy-ness.  But As I continued, it definitely shifted into a retelling that is absolutely it's own story and the world opened up, she grew as a person, and we got to meet a lot of fun characters.  There's good tension between her and the other characters with it still being a slow-burn.  And the world is interesting and was a lovely escape from real life.  Also, props to the author for the sprinkle of nods towards Disney's retelling.  It was very minimal but brought forward the re-telling aspect in a fun way that made me smile without it feeling forced or unoriginal.  I'll probably slip this one into my list of re-reads periodically.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying

sillih28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Abandonment, and Alcohol

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.25

 Content Warnings: Sexual content, toxic relationships, toxic friendships, domestic abuse, mutilation, abandonment, emotional abuse, physical abuse, gaslighting, blood, violence, and confinement.

Damn...that was a good read. Major Beauty and the Beast vibes...which I LOVE. The characters were fun, especially the secondary characters, we get action, romance, a mystery...and so much more. I'll definitely be jumping right into book two 🤭 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment