Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas

15 reviews

bkmaes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

hb_8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Rape

lucy3000's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

tgutek's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Rape

alh18's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Hard read, but a good enough book and well written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

nbeckham's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

Serious content warnings on this one. This was a fine romance, I enjoyed it once we got through the rough first third. The domestic violence is portrayed without flinching, which I applaud the author for. But it is a rough read. After that the romance is good, and quite spicy. I thought the ending was a bit much and also didn’t like the way Hardy paid off women his brother hurt? Such a weird detail to put in. 
This book was published in 2008 and some of it is dated, particularly in some of the machismo aspects. Still I’m glad I read it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Domestic abuse

lerz's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

hannibanani29's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Gun violence, Rape, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy, Cursing, Vomit, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

dustjackets's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

As old as this book is, it still holds up. Haven is a powerful story of recovery and the romance is so sexy and sweet. It's very immersive in the life of millionaire oil ceo's, which isn't normally a group of people I enjoy reading about but they're fun. 

The therapy terms are out of date, and I think narcissist is used incorrectly, but otherwise it remains fairly current.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Domestic abuse

emilylouise_g's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual violence and Alcoholism