Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark

6 reviews

vj_thompson's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

4.5

The writing took some time to get used to, but eventually I didn’t mind all the internal monologuing. It was tough to get through the first part of the book because of the immaturity of the two main characters but once they were together and married, their character development was significant. I surprisingly liked this book. I tend to stay away from mafia type romances because some times they can be a little too dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Stalking, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Grief, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Torture, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

saoreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Miscommunication tropes, enemies-to-lovers literal dramatics, and the rough tone of language, considering the age, were quite immature. There's this immediacy that was toxic to a relationship to start off, but it was easily consumed for the most part due to the short chapters. I'm not a big fan of the violence, and the storyline was a bit lackluster; the scenes were short, and if it was fast-paced, it was just that it was detailed on parts I don't like that much. Overall, there were areas that could have been improved and some side characters to be given spotlight. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Confinement, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Murder, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

tiana_king's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Stalking

Minor: Animal death

a_libra_library's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Gun violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Death, and Sexual harassment

featherinthewind's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sdupont's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

This was my first mafia romance and I must I really enjoyed this story. I liked seeing the progression of Aida and Callum’s relationship (enemies to arranged marriage to love). I think their relationship grew in a very natural way. I think this book is great for fans of action. I’d recommend this book and I’m excited to continue on with the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Murder and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent and Grief