Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Lady of Darkness by Melissa K. Roehrich

45 reviews

karamoore1702's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Somewhat predictable, but overall an enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Rape, Blood, Physical abuse, Violence, Child death, Vomit, Death, War, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

bookaholic84's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow; I immediately downloaded book 2; I loved this book the world and character building was great, there was a lot of information to process but easily managed; I loved the twists and figuring things out but a few twists caught me off guard. I cannot wait to continue this series and finding out more about our character's and their stories. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Vomit

Minor: Slavery, Blood, Sexual content, War, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

captkaroi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

I don't care for the female lead too much, but I enjoy the rest of the characters. 

I do absolutely love the portrayal of trauma and panic/anxiety attacks. I had to pace myself because it triggered my anxiety, and to me that makes it excellent writing. 

it doesn't feel realistic that you have these super stealthy characters doing amazing feats one minute then happenly captured in the next? Hoping the next book helps explain it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Torture, and Suicide attempt

alibubba's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Torture, Murder, Violence, and Blood

laurajane013's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

labxtch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

Immersive world building, fun characters, and a thick plot. Hot guys, secret nights in hidden areas, the tension.. Yeah this was a nail biter, edge-of-the-seat kind of book, and I LOVED it. 

The last 50 pages of this book really got me raging, but I kept reminding myself it’s the first book in a five book series so.. 

To the next book!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Child death, Death, Violence, Rape, and Child abuse

mortibella's review

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I really wish that fantasy authors would write a heroine that had some emotional intelligence. 

I’m supposed to believe that this emotionally fragile girl is a part of an assassin trio, torturing and killing  dozens of people for pay and she can’t handle someone keeping a couple of secrets from her? JFC

This could have been a solid 3.5-4 star read for me, but for the hysterical heroine. The last 30% of the book, I was yelling at her every 15 minutes and was too annoyed at her behavior to enjoy what was supposed to be the most interesting part of the book. 

Also, this was far too long. I have never listened to an audiobook at 2.5x speed until now. The narrator talked incredibly slowly and I just wanted the author to get to the point. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

jadeliizabeth13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, and Violence

onecosygirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape and Violence

ajgreens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious relaxing fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Cursing, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse