Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

27 reviews

defenders_iris's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Sexual assault

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

aseel_reads's review

adventurous dark 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

If it wasn't for the twist that I absolutely did not see coming, I would have just given this 3 stars. It was easy to read and I liked the characters but it was just a meh plot until the last 180ish pages, then things got interesting. Very excited to see what happens next 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, War, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, Death, and Murder

missemilyn's review

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Classism, Genocide, Blood, Death, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death and Sexual assault

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

3.25

I didn’t dislike this but I didn’t form a connection to one of our 3 main characters which was a problem when it was his chapters because I just didn’t care. We got a lot of Rafe and Lia and found their connection more believable but Kaden always felt like an ancillary character. I did enjoy the mystery of who was who in terms of Kaden/Rafe. Who was the prince and who was the assassin? When I found out I was genuinely surprised! It ended on a fun cliffhanger so I’ll be reading the next and hoping to connect more with Kaden in the next

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Classism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Grief

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

My only thoughts: Team Rafe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Confinement, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Torture

jillkaarlela's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

Ok secret assassin (sent to kill her) vs secret prince (who she was fled before their arranged marriage) love triangle?? The “I was sent to kill you, but fall in love with you” trope! Lots of secrets, and tension. I feel like a lot of people who like ya fantasy/action, battle/war, love triangle types of books would really like this. I enjoyed it, however it took quite a while to get into it. I think I will be continuing with the series. Be warned, it does have shifting POVs, I know some people don’t like that, but personally, in this case, I did like it. I feel like this is very good for the genre. I only didn’t rate it higher because I’m not really wanting to reading books like this right now (I want to read more contemporary romance) that’s just a personal preference. I might enjoy this more and rate it higher when I am in the fantasy reading mood. 
Age rating: maybe 13+, some action/violence/gore

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence

bujo_bellel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, and Murder

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, War, Confinement, Alcohol, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

carolibrary's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault