Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

9 reviews

eelizard's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicide, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

emsavors's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Slavery, Suicide, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

truegrit's review against another edition

Really gross set up - like an enemies to lovers situation but he's a murderer and rapist? Could not abide by the story line or characters, really yucky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Rape, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

kryzysowa_narzeczona's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

This is very fun, and I'm excited to read the second book in the series. Shahrzad is strong and conflicted, and the story does a really interesting process of unfolding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, War, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault

deenice2819's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

bitteralbatross's review against another edition

1.0

I actually kind of enjoyed this book, but refuse to give it more stars because they fall in love after he rapes her.

Also withholding affection to maintain the purity of the person you supposedly love is not cute or romantic, it's creepy and controlling - they get to make their own decisions about their bodies and purity.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

namenotimportant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Suicide

okays1331's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 

"What are you doing to me you plague of a girl?" He whispered.

"If I'm a plague, then you should keep your distance unless you plan on being destroyed." The weapon still in her grasp, she shoved against his chest.

"No." His hands dropped to her waist. "Destroy me."

Yes! I love all of this!

All of the characters are so interesting, and I cared about each within a chapter of meeting them with the same wariness that they care about each other knowing that my heart is going to be broken. The setting is luscious and beautiful from the palace to the garden to the clothes. The way they talk to each other is poetry. I love not only the romance but the bonds of brotherhood and chosen family that transcend the bonds of blood.

The author has taken a story we know and given it so much depth and feeling spanning the breadth of human emotion grief, longing, friendship, guilt, self loathing, love and something more. I am entranced. The ultimate in enemies to lovers with a near fatal attraction that neither of them can resist no matter the cost to the kingdom. Their tangled romance is further complicated by Sharhrzad's family and friends who love her so much that they will do anything to get her back from the evil boy king. I can't wait to read the next book.

Once more, she curved the scimitar at him, and he blocked it grasping her by the waist and bringing the flat of the shamshir against her throat. In her ear he whispered, "Do better than this Shazi. My queen is without limitations. Boundless in all that she does. Show them."

 

"I took her from you! Nothing I do, nothing I say will every fix what I've done. If there has to be a choice between us, there isn't one to make, Joonam. Not for me." My everything.

Sharhrzad rose to her knees and braced her palm against his chest. "And you expect me to make this choice," she demanded.

He nodded once. His eyes ablaze. She curled her fingers into the front of his chemise. "You honestly expect me to breathe in a world without air?"

Khalid breathed in sharply as his hands tightened around her arms. "I expect you to be stronger than that."

Sharhrzad's features softened, "But there is nothing stronger than this." 

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content