Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

40 reviews

fluffy_comet's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

2.75

It just fell flat at the end.

The forced marriage plot

was deeply frustrating, and the fact that all these two has to do was COMMUNICATE THE BAREST AMOUNT to avoid

another deadly war

was kind of infuriating at the end. The writer's grammar leaves much to be desired and I swear to God if she does the triplicate thing over (and over and over) in the next book I *will* DNF it. Loopholes and editing problems abound: you're telling me a 20 year old living in vampire territory isn't worried about her period? Also certain sentences/descriptions are repeated in the book in difficult situations, ie: he pissed himself, bleeding is bad, etc. 

Enjoyable read though, but it was very much a "kinda want to see what happens" vibe that drew me to ordering the next book, not a "I need to know what happens NOW".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Classism, Ableism, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Trafficking

jelliekan's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Murder, Torture, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Hate crime, Bullying, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Classism, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Trafficking and Slavery

lusragray's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Rape, Vomit, Sexual violence, Self harm, Animal death, Genocide, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

niamhrowanch'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

4.5

THIS RUINED ME

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Violence, War, Torture, Cursing, Death of parent, Body horror, Classism, Murder, Slavery, Gore, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Sexual content

thedigsy's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Violence, War, Toxic relationship, Death, Confinement, Blood, Sexual violence, Murder, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

ladydeathnesta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I absolutely love this book! It’s near perfection and it’s beautifully devastating 🖤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, War, Ableism, Death, Sexual violence, Cursing, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexism, Hate crime, Stalking, Gore, Medical trauma, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Classism, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Medical content, Confinement, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Bullying, Racial slurs, and Sexual harassment

kayceeisbookish's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Confinement, War, Death of parent, Child death, Gore, Rape, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Grief, Genocide, Slavery, Racism, and Torture

chrissy22's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

I half enjoyed this book, but a lot of elements kept dragging me out of the story. Immature writing, not enough world building to explain the why of everything happening. MFL was continuously showed overpowered but it was harped upon on that she was weak. Generally flat characters and no depth or real growth throughout. Repeating phrases throughout that were cringey. I feel like I had to fill in the blanks of the characters personalities since they seemed like Mary-sues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, War, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Sexual assault

lizziethebookdragon's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Trafficking, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent