Reviews tagging 'Death'

Contract Bound by Elle Mae

8 reviews

olivereads8's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.25

The writing is horrible. The story line didn’t pick up until the last 30 pages. Lots of grammar and spelling mistakes. Felt like the spicer scenes repeated themselves and the main character is supposedly a top vampire hunter but all she does throughout the book is pull her sword out and hold it to someone neck….every other page…just very bad book. Love the concept, wish it went differently.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Rape

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Slavery, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Torture and Fire/Fire injury

theraveler's review

fast-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? It's complicated

2.25

Kind of a mess. Poorly edited. World building is wonky. Some of it was hot?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Misogyny

Minor: Gore

hanschub's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Gore, Blood, Sexual content, Violence, and Death

hg4725's review

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

i know there’s a second book out, but can i just say the ending of this one has made me kinda lose my mind? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexual content, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Death of parent

athornton_2197's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I wanted to enjoy this book. Vampire lesbian urban fantasy? Right up my alley. I just didn't. The writing and dialogue were clunky at best and plain bad at worst. The spicy scenes didn't do it for me - at times, feeling almost like they were written by a man. I found myself speed reading because I wanted it to be over. 

The cliffhanger ending was interesting but may not be enough to get me to read the second one. Only time will tell. 

Still, 2 stars because I loved Gillard and the ending was dang interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Sexual assault

madscientistcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Sexual content

jadorelecafe's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Confinement, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Trafficking, and Slavery