Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Reaper by RuNyx

11 reviews

manaledi's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

The slow unfurling of the mysteries and the slow unfurling of the relationships are well done despite some very dark background context. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

bergha1998's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

I wasn’t sure where this mystery was going until it unraveled in front of my eyes, so absolute kudos to the writer. I still think Tristian could talk more, but I’m less mad at him. Morana was awesome. 

Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers, 3 1/2 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Child abuse, Murder, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, and Sexual harassment

anaya_reads's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

Not as good as the first one but I still really enjoyed it. I loved seeing their relationship blossom and seeing more of who Tristan is. Loved the found family vibes. The plot progression at the end was also beautifully executed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Trafficking, Gun violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

We continue to follow Morana and Tristan. They are now on Tristan's turf and they work to figure out the twisted world of their families while navigating their new relationship. 

Honestly, I have the same complaints as the first book. It is incredibly repetitive. WE GET IT! He has beautiful blue eyes and sounds like whiskey and sin. Care to repeat it for the thousandth time? The writing isn't really great. There is a whole lot of telling instead of showing. ALSO... I am not a fan of 3rd POV, so there's that. 

The story line could have been really interesting and this book could have been really good with more editing and revising. As it was the twists were pretty obvious. 

I think Dante is the most interesting character of the 3. I am tempted to continue the series just to read his book. 

I did appreciate the development of Tristan's character and how he communicated in more than just grunts throughout this book. I think the short timeline of his character's progression and emotional awareness was pretty unrealistic. 

Morana continued to be very idealistic and naive. 

So mobsters not believe in therapy? Could be helpful. Just saying. 

Tropes: enemies to lovers, mafia, found family 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Misogyny, Sexual content, Abandonment, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, and Toxic relationship

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

This time Morana and Tristan made more sense and they fit together better. Plus everything wasn't so repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Stalking, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Torture

alessiasettembrini's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Gun violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

zayyssa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Trafficking, Cursing, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

lauramparis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Moderate: Trafficking, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

andeng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Gun violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Rape

musicalbibliophile's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

still just so so but I enjoyed the character growth and depth this time around.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence