Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Contract Bound by Elle Mae

10 reviews

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

princess_sara_sparkles's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Very spicy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape and Pedophilia

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

elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

1.5

Vampire lesbiche, un'ottima premessa vero? Letto in meno di 24 ore, mi sarà piaciuto molto, no? 

No, o meglio, dopo due o tre capitoli iniziale in cui la scrittura lascia molto a desiderare, l'opera ha cominciato ad appassionarmi così come la storia. Purtroppo il finale, intendendolo più o meno dall'ultimo 16%, non mi è piaciuto per niente. L'ho trovato parecchio affrettato e non adatto ad un libro che viene in parte venduto come paranormal romance, visto la facilità con cui la protagonista

supera il fatto che Keir abbia avuto una parte, più o meno direttamente, nella sua tortura

, o meglio: l'autrice che questo grosso conflitto risolto, ma il processo che porta alla sua risoluzione. Ciò però non mi permette di essere soddisfatta della conclusione della loro storia.

Inoltre, credo che entrambe le protagoniste avrebbero beneficiato di maggiore comunicazione reciproca, ma è il minore dei problemi.

In conclusione, sono passata da una lettura tutto sommato piacevole e coinvolgente, a una che mi ha lasciato parecchio delusa.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Blood

spookythings's review against another edition

There were so many misused/misspelled words  that it was distracting. The switching POVs were poorly done so it was easy to forget whose perspective I was reading. It reads like a 1st draft rather than a finished and edited book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence