Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Lady of Darkness by Melissa K. Roehrich

11 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

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

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

kat0790's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, and Murder

srandazza's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Just finish this and WOW it was soo good. I’m absolutely in love with the main cast of characters and I can’t wait to start book 2!! My only complaint was that a couple lines were overdramatic to the point of being cheesy. Other than that I saw a lot of world building and set ups for book two that I can’t wait to be explored!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture, Rape, and Violence

kkocik's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

elisa_shae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

The beginning of the book was slow, but about halfway through it really captured me. I love Sorin (cause duh) and I love the dynamic of him and Scarlett. I’m so excited to see these characters grow 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Rape

jenniday's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I can see why some readers would hate Scarlett but I kinda love her. She is a traumatized badass who essentially disassociates regularly. The relationships in the story were great—it was nice to see a strong platonic relationship. Sorin pissed me off a few times but I guess that’s just male behavior (sigh).

Lady of Darkness was a bit predictable and heavily borrows themes from other popular fantasy novels, but I don’t care. It was a lot of fun and I found myself invested in the story. It could also benefit from being edited again. Off to read book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Torture

terra_locher's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders