Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Radiant Sin by Katee Robert

8 reviews

nolalee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Dark romance, political intrigue, murder mystery- all wrapped into an Apollo and Cassandra Greek myth retelling? Yes please!
Katee Robert's world building of Olympus is so intrinsic to the storyline that it feels like one of the characters in addition to The Thirteen. But to take the Thirteen out of the city and into the countryside home of the mysterious Minos, we get to see the main players of Olympus at their most vulnerable.
Apollo and Cassandra's chemistry is hot fire. The spice is spicy. And the mystery is still unsolved. I had a great time with this fourth entry in the Dark Olympus series and am ready to devour the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Minor: Car accident, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

dealfea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I truly enjoy this series a lot. The spice mixed with the political intrigue and drama is very fun. I especially loved that Apollo is so kind and loving while still being dominant and sexy. I love that Cassandra is a force to be reckoned with and that at least Apollo always believes and sees her even if the others don't. Oh and of course I absolutely loved that Cassandra is plus-sized and beautiful! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Body shaming, Death, Blood, Fatphobia, Murder, Violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

kylasmv15's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious fast-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

My favorite book of the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

traceyanderson's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Violence

frantically's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.75

Cassandra & Apollo were really nice mc's and I loved reading about another decent member of the 13 but the pacing didn't really work for me, sadly. The murder (mystery?) element was fun but also a bit predictable — didn't expect their secret ally though 🤫 Really hot sex, much more in the Neon Gods style with a BDSM focus — loved that!! This felt a bit filler-y, especially because Minos & his people were already introduced in the last book but it seems we're really getting into it now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and War

krisalexcole's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Car accident

pj_steph's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoy the romances in Katee Robert's books. I especially enjoy that they are never very similar to each other. The plot is a but messy in certain parts and I honestly thought it was a bit weird how the villain for the story layered their plan throughout the book. Another thing that i couldnt wrap my head around was how Apollo was suppose to be part of the Thirteen. As much as I love Apollo, I don't fully get how he was able to obtain power and maintain it so far. They say throughout the book he shouldn't be underestimated, but didn't really give him as many strengths as I would expect for someone in the thirteen. But maybe we will see more throughout the series. Overall, really enjoyed this one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Body shaming

dmatson21's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol and Body shaming