Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

12 reviews

unhinged_geminii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, War, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

siglerbooknook's review

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.0

I think I could have loved this book if there was more plot and less 🌶️🌶️🌶️.
It had to be 40-50% of the book that was just sex. It got to the point I was skipping whole pages. I like a good romance as much as the next person, but I need plot to hold it together. 
I'm honestly disappointed. This book had so much promise. The plot that was there was great. Easy to solve, but very enjoyable. I wish the book had spent more time letting us get to know the characters and the world of Cordova instead of another XXX scene. 
Every time Isolde asks a question it goes unanswered, and since I had already figured out the big secret the end reveal felt a little flat. 
I did enjoy the quips from the side characters like Sorin. Killian was unlikeable from the start. 
To quote a favored character, it was as promising as a pie and disappointing to discover there was no filling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexism

Minor: Infidelity, Abortion, and Infertility

allisonmspiers's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: War

betrayal by parent, parent attempts to murder child, child kills parent in self-defence

, poisoning, dubious consent

brianneh's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death

jesshart8's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Death, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Gore, Grief, and Sexism

bee87's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, and War

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

What can I say? I’m a sucker for sexy vampires and witches, especially when they don’t sparkle. Scarlett St.Clair is a master at catching ones attention and holding it in a firm grip. While simple, the magic and political systems are truly immersive. I do think Killian needs an ass whooping though, courtesy of Issi. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, War, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Cursing, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Classism, Genocide, and Mental illness

Minor: Infertility, Slavery, and Torture

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

I honestly think this one is spicier than the others I’ve read by this author. I loved the love story. It was enemies to lovers but in the best way. I loved the protagonist. I enjoy how she learns and grows as the novel progresses to become a more developed, understanding person - which is how I think we should all live. There was a bit of predictability in the plot and there were a few grammatical issues that led me to a four star rating as opposed to a five star rating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, War, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

sennaje's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual harassment, Slavery, War, Blood, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Murder

golden_like_dior's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content