Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Wicked King by Holly Black

84 reviews

culzean's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lisyasversion's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

It took me quite a long time than expected to finish this book because how boring it is for me at first. But I swear it’s getting good and worst at the end. I started to love Cardan but I hate him at the very last chapter. I’m shocked and felt vulnerable. My heart can’t comprehend this. I am proud of him yk but he instantly makes me disappointed. I always and forever love and adore Jude Duarte. She owns my heart.

“If you agree, I will marry you tonight,” he says “Now, even. Right here…”

like literally my heart pound so heart I’m flabbergasted and happy for them but-

Seriously 

AAAAAAA 

He exile his WIFE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

becca_w_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and War

sempiterne's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

imcourtneymarie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s so easy to fall into this world, these characters, and this story. Even when it feels like not much is happening, the story chugs along. Everything is for a purpose. 

In the second book, you can truly feel Jude’s exhaustion and desire for power — a common theme threaded throughout. 

This sequel read much like a TV show and ended with the perfect “season finale.” 

I can’t believe I was tricked into believing Cardan wasn’t the cruel prince he had been. Like Jude, I couldn’t see his scheme, I couldn’t see the harm in freeing him. He seemed so genuine and now here we are. Queen of Nothing, indeed.

0 spice, a little romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Murder and War

tabbycattwrites's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

The first book was hard to get through (my issue, not the story's). The second was much easier.  Never a dull moment. Literally. I feel like I need a flowchart for the betrayals and double crosses, but I loved that even though the ultimate betrayal was predictable the motive is unclear!  Totally hooked me in for the third book.  Too many dangling threads.  I must have a resolution!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Jude is singled out for some vicious, dangerous bullying/hazing because she's human. She kills in self-defense. And her relationship with Cardan is emotionally unhealthy.

lilyane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

Minor: Vomit

thedevouringbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Kidnapping

onefineelephant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

7/10. Much of what I didn't like about the first book carried on to this one, but I liked this one more because the plot seemed more cohesive and the romance aspect came more into focus. However, the romance isn't as fulfilling as I expected or wanted from this type of high-fantasy book. I don't like that Jude doesn't have a confidant, someone she trusts that she can talk to. I also really didn't like the ending because it seemed to erase all of the major plot points of the book in like 15 pages. I will say that there are some good lines throughout the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Alcohol

lapis_lazuli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

OMGGGGGG THE ENDING I CANT-

SCREW HIM OH MY FUXKING GOD I WANT TO KILL HIM MY GOD

Really good book tho, I was driven by it, wondering who was the traitor, who betrayed her. My attention was kept at every word. Extraordinary book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, Vomit, Abandonment, and War