Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Killer Beauty by Harlow King, Eva Chance

8 reviews

fnicholee's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Stalking

Minor: Torture and Trafficking

lindzboots's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a fun one! Just a well-written, campy action book. There was some sexual tension and one spicy scene a little over halfway through, but mostly it was about character development and discovery, and action, action, action. 

2/5 🌶 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

noellelovesbooks's review

3.75

 Content Warnings: sexual content, violence, blood, gun violence, gore, murder, kidnapping, and grief.
Mention of: child abuse, sexual assault, and rape

Total honesty...the first few chapters had me thinking about dnf'ing...but I decided to push through a bit more and started to get a little more invested in Dess and the story.

A lot of mystery surrounds Dess and her upbringing but its giving Dark Angel vibes...trained from a young age to be the perfect assassin...

Still not fully invested but I am intrigued so I plan to start book 2 soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

antidietleah's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

n_malin_p's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual assault and Trafficking

averyswann's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Chaos Crew. We deliver expertly orchestrated chaos.

I think it's a great start to a new series. We have a trained killer with no knowledge of her past that had her life turned upside down when a group of men killed everyone she ever knew.

The whole book revolves around what happened after that, how she navigated her new world and interacted with her supposed enemies. Because of this, the pacing was a bit slow. It's all about introducing the characters, their dynamics, and setting the premise of the story.

Did I got bored reading it? Oh, heck no. Fortunately, the way the story was told held my interest and made me look forward to solving the mystery. The characters are well fleshed-out too so that's a win. There's one spicy scene if you're wondering.

The best part comes at the end, no surprise there. There's enough build up to make the whole scene phenomenal. It's a perfectly executed cliffhanger. Wait, you don't think cliffhangers are perfect? Pssh.

All in all, the book is worth the read and I'm really excited to jump onto book 2! Definitely recommended ~

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

mightymaite's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Interesting and mysterious story. Got me hooked. Can't wait to find out more and see the relationships develop as we get to know Dess and the guys.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Car accident

golden_like_dior's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail