Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

City of Thorns by C.N. Crawford

20 reviews

anger566's review

adventurous dark medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit and Sexual harassment

p_gonza2's review

This sounded like a new Wappad book inspired by TVD Mc is your quirky girl who has perfect hair and has a evil doppelgänger, and she keeps expressing how badly she wants to have sex with the demon.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

laura_rheads_too_much's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

prettynerdy3's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ashreadsandbowls's review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

ka_ke's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

City of Thorns is a solid read. It’s fast & entertaining with decent writing and substantial plot. It’s spicy but not overtly erotica. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

smartcookiesca's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death of parent

stuff_steph_reads's review

adventurous mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.5

An okay read, with many similarities to other popular books like ACOTAR, Kingdom of the Wicked, and A Touch of Darkness. A fantasy romance with a touch of spice.

You have a brooding demon who’s not what he seems, a feisty main female lead with a mystery to solve. And lots of sexual tension. The spice is minimal in the book though, but I feel the next one may have more. 

Interesting world and concept, but both the characters and world felt a bit underdeveloped. I would have liked more depth, but I think the book kept things simpler to keep it fast paced and moving. Maybe we’ll get more in book 2, as this felt very much like an intro to more to come. 

Overall this book did exceed my expectations, and the mystery left me very intrigued and questioning what was going on. Usually, a lot of books I can guess plot points or reveals but this one still has me wondering! I would have liked to see more character depth and development as I felt the characters did lack authenticity. I also didn’t like the females in the demon world, their portrayal as crazy and obsessed, and their putting against each other. 

Overall a decent read though and I’ll likely be reading the 2nd book. 
 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

iamsammie27's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

seagoddess's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

I think this is a good start to what could be an interesting story. We are brought into the story pretty quickly which I enjoyed because there wasn't a lot of floundering or useless information. Now granted I would've like a bit more world building And more exploration of the characters but I'm sure there will be plenty of that in book 2. 
This book is about being a succubus but it is very light on the spice. I would rate it a 2/5 (contains descriptive kissing and touching but no complete sex scene) but I can expect the next book to be much spicer. 
With that being said I am very intrigued with the story and look forward to where it is going. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury