Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

7 reviews

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

rhi_'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

unboundbooklover's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence and Gaslighting

_snow_bird_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

There are scenes of M/M, so head’s up for that - it caught me completely off guard. Since it is a spicy book, there is the set up for a M/F/M (which is more suggested in this first book), and M/M/F/M/M (which is anticipated for future books).

This is the first book of a series of books (I think 7 total?) in a retelling of Beauty and the Beast in a Reverse Harem setting.

Four Fae princes, each in charge of a respective four seasons?? Yes please! It does deal with some domestic abuse in a previous relationship, and isn’t terribly explored in this book. 

I’m going to be honest, it’s not entirely my cup of tea, but I can appreciate it, and I am curious to see how it pans out, so I will be reading the other books as they are released.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

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: Violence and Blood

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

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