Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Damned by Renée Ahdieh

6 reviews

ashlightgrayson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

I took long breaks  reading this book because I kept picking up other things, but I'm very glad I got to finish it. This sequel expands on the universe and adds other mythical creatures besides vampires to the mix. This is still mainly a vampire story focused mostly on Celine and Bastien. There are intermittent subplots involving some of the side characters, such as Pippa and Arjun. However, the main story was always directly tied to the subplots, so the story feels very focused. 

The first half of the book has a slower pace. It is largely focused on the internal dialogue and deliberation Sebastien and Celine have individually. Celine struggles with the missing parts of her memory while Sebastien is coming to terms with what it means to now be the same type of monster that killed his mother. The second half has the characters being more active and traveling from one place to another (all with a purpose related to the plot, I might add). The conclusion of this installment is reasonably open ended. I'm looking forward to reading about Pippa and Arjun's story in the next book. I assume it's prot going to focus on the lore behind the fey and I'm looking forward to that.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

micaelamariem's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This wasn’t as good as the first book unfortunately. A lot of the tension and mystery isn’t there anymore, though I think it will return for the next book so I’m excited for that. I also didn’t like how forced the love triangle was. What I did appreciate though was the journey into fae lands and learning more about their world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Sexism, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Child death

mandkips's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Gore

Minor: Sexual assault and Homophobia

nightingale_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Very disjointed sequel to The Beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

malloryfitz's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, Gun violence, and Gore

Minor: Sexual assault