Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

3 reviews

aheinicke27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook quite a lot! It felt a lot like a Percy Jackson book for for older teens. The premise of ancient families hunting, killing, and becoming Greek gods every 7 years for 7 days was very interesting and exciting. I also liked how many twists and turns were within the book — the flashbacks grew more and more wild as the story went on and I genuinely didn’t see the last big plot twist coming! While I do feel like some parts were a little slow or long, the majority of the book was action packed and kept me wanting to listen to more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Misogyny

prairieraven's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Readers should read with caution, needs reader warnings on the book.

I didn't know what this was about, it had been sitting on my TBR for years and forgot about it. randomly selected it when I was looking at a different book so this was quite a surprise. Action packed based in Greek mythology set in present day. strong yet flawed female lead character. Good fit for fans of Greek mythology and fantasy, readers who enjoy stories about found family, self-discovery, and the complexity of loyalty and power.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sourebugs's review

slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and War