Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

72 reviews

skyelerbear's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

3.0

The sex scenes were probably the worst part of the book for me but I loved the story otherwise! Fantasy worlds and happy ever after. Makes me feel snuggly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

graceheartsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

Hm…I don’t know what happened but I did not like this book.

For context: I have been reading this series out of order—I started The Succubus’ Prize (book 4) and The Kraken’s Sacrifice (book 2).

I hate that I’m comparing the two other books I’ve read in the series because this was the book that started this series…but it was such a let down.

Yes, these books are erotica but from the other two I read they did a good job of balancing that aspect with balancing themes of rejection, grief, religious tramua, etc.

But this book didn’t do that and I think that’s what left me disappointed. And try as I might, I could not find Sol and Briar Rose’s relationship compelling and despite being rather short this book felt like it dragged on and on. I tried to give this one a fighting chance like the others but unfortunately I couldn’t and skimmed through the rest of my reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Murder

vixenreader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

Who knew that dragon smut could be so sweet and be an exploration about recovering love and purpose after abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gore, Physical abuse, and Murder

Be aware that there is themes of PTSD, recovering from physical and emotional abuse, and crossing boundaries in the heat of the moment.

miischmi's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Emotional abuse

courtney_bird's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

qozza's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

0.5

My expectations were low, but boi...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

hiya_ac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

1.5

Intrigued by the possibilities of this world and always love Robert’s brisk writing style, but ultimately, the story between these characters lacked meaningful tension. The spice is intense, maybe a 4/5, and turns out, I’m not into sexy dragons or consensual non-consensual relationships

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Confinement

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

This was fun for what it is! I enjoyed it, as it was exactly what I was in the mood for. Definitely some TW but it was a fast read. My first monster romance!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Kidnapping and Pregnancy

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Murder

aquariusvintage's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse