Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Forced Bonds by J. Bree

19 reviews

readyourrights's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I swear the only reason I’ve kept going in this series is because of the cliffhangers!!!! Otherwise, the series as a whole falls flat for me in terms of what I want in a fantasy book (strong world building, complex magic systems, politics) but this book really kicks in with the interesting dynamics of polyamory and the SPICE. Delivers in that for sure lol. Most interesting of the books so far and the FMC has lost her whiny streak thank gods. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Minor: Torture and Rape

carsons1996's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Although the plot is simple and feels a bit repetitive, I enjoy the banter between the characters and the building of this world that they all live in. I like the cult theme and how this whole community interacts.

The spice has really been kicked up a notch but I'm really anticipating the full Bond Group bang.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Trafficking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Kidnapping

unboundbooklover's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Blood, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

flor3nce17's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Rape and Torture

dkgreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

WHAT?! Ugh. These cliffhangers are hashing my vibe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Torture, and Violence

noellelovesbooks's review

4.5

 Content Warnings: sexual content, violence, blood, gore, body horror, death, murder, torture, kidnapping, and war.
Mention of: death of parent[s], toxic relationships, toxic friendships, child abuse, child sexual assault, and alcoholism.

Holy crap, by early afternoon I'd hit about 50% so I decided to do a bunch of house cleaning...then when I go to lay down last night I decide to finish the book...and that ending!

This book had me all kinds of emotional and desperate to start book 5. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Murder, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Alcoholism

beckyremillard's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

A dragon?! Scratches my Fourth Wing itch..
That ending is rough, glad the next book is already out for me to immediately start. I expect that there’s more to the story than I think because there is too much unresolved with Nox for him to die. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, War, Murder, Kidnapping, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

bangiebangs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

I liked the story progression here - there is lots going on, and we finally learn more about the Resistance (except... what exactly they are resisting against? Still not clear to me). 
The rest of the bonds get completed here, though one is with... very very questionable consent (on both sides). Consent is kind of implied, but bonding also happens under pressure for one of the participants. I'm not a fan of this... even if it works out in the end. But part of the story is that this coupling is messed up for reasons that predate the events in the books. 

The small comments about body size are happening again (in all the books, and I dislike them a lot), and the more we learn about bonds the more they are all hetero somehow? Like... where are the central bonds that are bonded to people of different genders? Why is this all so straight? I feel like that's wasted potential in this universe. 

Am already reading the next one and will finish the series, but these basic problems run throughout (occasional fuzzy consent, heteronormativity (even if yes, there is a token gay character), body image). The plot itself is interesting and I'm enjoying the twists, though. Also, the spice is pretty good, would give a 4/5 (esp recommend if you like multiple participants, I just wish they would also interact with each other, not just the MFC, because again, wasted potential...)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic relationship, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Death, War, and Gun violence

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Grief

questionable consent

justagrlandherdog's review

I put this down a while ago and today tired to pick it back up so that I finish it and move on. Well I remember why I put it down. Oli makes me irate. I literally hate her. Her stupid over protectiveness is infuriating! She gets mad at the tactical trainer for 1 doing his job and training her bonds but 2 for beating them because they weren’t very good yet. She gets mad at so many people for either doing their damn jobs or accidents simply bc her bonds are hurt. It’s irrational. I’m sure she gets mad at the other football team any time Gabe plays a fucking game. Like it makes me so mad I can’t finish this book or the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Domestic abuse, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Gore