Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout

33 reviews

kaydie96's review against another edition

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: Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Cursing, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Rape

Minor: War, Grief, Death of parent, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

feelingstabby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

I love these books. This one does get a little darker than the others in the series. There was a lot of the book spent with

Sera and Kolis which I was hoping we would've gotten a resolve but really didn't. Maybe next book

That last few chapters though how could you not love Ash even more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

ariannalane's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

irisembla's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

itsfranzib's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Rape, Body shaming, Death, and Emotional abuse

thethingwithfeathers's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.0

first two thirds of the bill is incredibly dark, graphic confinement, misogyny, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical violence, gaslighting. Do not tread into this lightly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Slavery, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Body horror

Minor: Rape, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

ashliebysmashliereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Rape, Violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Classism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

Well. Some of the characters are lovable. Others can rot in the Abyss for eternity. 

I have a lot of conflicted feelings about this book. I think I'd struggle to reread it again, and I hate to say that. However, this book was such a trauma fest. Only the last 15% was somewhat palatable, to be honest.

We deserved that smut fest, tbh.

I really struggled with the fact that it took about 60% of the book for Sera and Ash

to reunite. At least in TWOTQ when they were separated for about half the book, Kieran was with Poppy and we also got Cas's POV on the side. This was just never ending trauma, built again and again on Sera, and that was......rough.

 

There was also SO much info dumping. Like....SO MUCH. I feel like this series is just solid info dumping, so much so that it gets fatiguing after a while. I definitely felt that in this book, and I think the simultaneous trauma Sera endured just made it harder to get through. I really hope someone on insta makes a nice summary infographic on this book, because uuuffffffff. 

MAJOR SPOILER:

The smut fest at the end, though. HOT DAMN. And ASH AND HIS LOVE FOR SERA. I FUCKING KNEW IT. I KNEW IT I KNEW IT I KNEW IT.  The best thing about this book is her ascension and Ash loving Sera. (And Sera hacking Solis to pieces, but who's asking...)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Violence, War, Vomit, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Torture

lexi_niclei's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

Minor: Torture

tguccione's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Death, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia