Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Kraken's Sacrifice by Katee Robert

16 reviews

mads_reads_books's review

emotional fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and War

skaurgo's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and War

queenie_ofthe_void's review

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

It was boring... spice wasn't that great even though it was tentacles. I forgot it wasn't a slow-burn kind of book though so that's my bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

kbairbooks's review

challenging dark emotional reflective relaxing sad fast-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

Honeyyyyyyyy YES. I love Katee Robert, I love that she wrote this book, I love the child free aspect of this book, I had such a good time with this read and I finished it in a day. I’m really enjoying this series and I love the concept too. Oh, and we can’t finish out this review without talking about the TENTACLES ugh honey yes. My only negative is perhaps that I wanted the tentacle scenes to be longer? And more detailed? But I had a blast and I can’t wait for the gargoyle book. Onto Ramanu’s story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Minor: Pregnancy

kim03's review

1.25

I did not like this.
Here is why:

• Catalina was abused and neglected all throughout her life. Thane takes advantage of that several times.
• Thane is a selfish bastard who says hurtful things to Catalina but it's okay because hE dOeSn'T mEaN iT
• This is purely my preference, but I don't like to read about widowed people. At all.
• Don't know how to explain this one: I hate thane. Everything he does
  (except when he helps Catalina with an abortion)
  felt like nails on chalkboard. It was like anything he did would make me mad. And he did plenty of shitty things
  (like putting Catalina into a building surrounded by water, when she can't swim and can't escape, letting her be treated like a prisoner, taking her away from other people even tho that'll depress her and then avoiding her BECAUSE OF HIS EGO AND DELICATE FEELINGS)

The only thing that kinda made up for some of this is the writing style and gender + sexuality inclusivity.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting