Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

140 reviews

thebizznitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Very slow start. Last few chapters really got interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Murder

hboss22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

4romance's review

2nd chpt and mc commits sexual assault .. like wdym ure kissing a person and they think ure someone else??! i was waiting for him to push her loser ass back and give her a piece of his mind jus for it to be dialogue circa 2012 wattpad. apparently he kissed her “like he was seeking to possess [her]” .. BE ORIGINAL!!!!!!! very very predictable writing like “dark one” Yawnnn. ALSO the author definitely looked up lesser known countries and changed a couple of letters for it to b “masadonia”😭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Gore, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Ableism, Sexual assault, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Torture, War, Child abuse, Child death, and Slavery

michealasharp's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

gabrielle_reads_a_lot's review

adventurous mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence

meleewee's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, and Physical abuse

dancingdragon's review against another edition

emotional mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

I was looking for a more mature fantasy series. This leaned more young adult than had been explained to me in the book store, so some of the writing was a bit less challenging than I’d have hoped for. However, the fast pace, plot twists, and sexy interactions I wasn’t expecting seemed to pull me in, despite wanting not to like it early on. A third of the way into the novel it picked up and I couldn’t put it down. It was seductive and full of symbolism. The mystery of the plot and cliffhanger end left me anxious to read on in the series…plus it’s hot! Perfect for a summer reader. I’ll read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, and War

laurenreads222's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

one of my favs, really killed me tho

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, Gore, and Sexual assault

janeywaneyb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

A must-read for fans of ACOTR. Poppy is the revered Maiden who lives a sheltered life controlled by the Ascended. As her own ascension nears, her own desires and needs wrestle with the expectations on her. When the handsome Hawke becomes her Royal Guard, Poppy struggles to keep her emotions in check. What follows is some earth-shattering truths that Poppy will need to make sense of if she is to survive.
After book one, this feels like a great series, as TikTok readers have claimed. The first half is a little slow as the world & character building is the focus, the last half of the book has a good pace and of course the passionate smut makes an appearance. I enjoyed this read and will continue with the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse