Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Heavy Crown by Sophie Lark

22 reviews

misswirum's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.25

Sadly, this is the series worst and most boring book. Both Yelana and Sebastian is boring af and I don't understand why the author would end the series like this.

2,25/5⭐️
2,5/5📝
1/5🌶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Grief, Sexism, Death, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Dementia, Body horror, Confinement, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed the evolution of Seb's character throughout this series. You see him go from an outsider in his own family, to the one in charge. In each book, you get snippets of who Seb is becoming.  In this book you see him come to embrace his role in the family. 

At first Seb comes off as selfish and it leads to irrevocable damage to his family. Throughout most of the book he puts his family in danger, first due to infatuation and then his desire for revenge.

Yelena was controled by her father, she was a pawn in his schemes against the Gallos. She put all of her faith in her brother to have her back, but she was ultimately betrayed by the one person she trusted the most. You could see how she truly loved Seb, but she could have told him the truth at any point, maybe then his family would have been better prepared at the wedding. 

That scene in the dungeon... He said she could saystop at any point, but he made it very clear that to earn back his trust she had to allow him to do whatever he wanted to her. That was messed up. She was psychologically and emotionally abused her whole life, and he basically did to her what every other man has. What he did was emotional blackmail and, really, could be considered rape. 

I LOVE seeing the other characters come back through this book and being able to see how their relationships have progressed. BUT you also get the sense that the family is fractured and the damaged suffered will forever keep the family members on seperate paths. This is solidified in the epilogue when you have no mention of Aida, Dante, or Nero. It insinuates that Dante has remained estranged from his family, Aida and Cal have gone clean, and Nero is probably running his garage. 

Tropes: Mafia, instalove, revenge, waring families

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexism, Confinement, Death, Murder, and Violence

sdupont's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

Heavy Crown similar to Savage Lover for me in that I felt we didn’t have enough time with the couple to really feel their connection grow and build- even less so for this book as the couple dated for such a short period of time. I struggled to get into this book but the second half was interesting with all of the action between the battling mafia families. I would recommend this entire series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

weelasswithabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense 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? No

4.5

CW, gun violence, death of a loved one, dismemberment, torture, misogyny, abusive parental relationship, historical DV, SA

⭐ Hidden motive
⭐ Mafia romance 

Ooh this had me full of anxiety. So much happened in this book 👀 character deaths that broke my little heart, betrayal, sadness, a hero with such responsibility he didn't want nor need thrust on him, a heroine made to choose between her family (tbh they were dicks so I'd have bounced) and someone she loved. 

Uggghhhhh this was just the perfect end to the series and Kingmakers (which I read first for some reason 🤣) is such a natural progression which just flows from Heavy Crown to The Heir. 

10/10 would read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Torture, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Terminal illness

gwynn0715's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Kidnapping and Alcohol

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, and Pregnancy

gemin1reader's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

2.5

I didn’t love this one - never a fan of Insta love and I just felt like Seb seemed out of character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I have been looking forward to Seb's book since the incident on the dock in Brutal Prince. I knew I was going to love Seb even more after reading his story and I'm happy to say I was not disappointed. Seb is a naturally sweet & caring character but he will step tf up to protect you when it's needed. He is the biggest cinnamon roll in the streets, and dom in the sheets!! (Excuse me Seb, is that YOU??!)

His love interest Yelena, however, was very vanilla for me. Although I didn't much care for her, Yelena and Sebastian made a sweet couple.

IF YA'LL THOUGHT CAL & AIDA'S WEDDING WAS WILD, JUSTTT YOU WAIT! This book packs a punch with twists & all the action! Miss Sophie sure knows how to keep you invested in the story and these characters.

I especially loved seeing the Gallo siblings work together and fight for their family. I especially love Aida. My love for her knows no bounds!

I am sad that the Brutal Prince series has come to an end, but up next is The Kingmakers && I am SOO ready for it!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Violence

andeng's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual harassment

cocpop_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Sebastian and Yelena, a beautiful story to end this series. Although it had me crying in the middle.

3/5 on the spicy scale simply for the dungeon scene and that alone 😂🤭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent