Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Promises and Pomegranates by Sav R. Miller

28 reviews

vickyz_reads's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Torture, Grief, Death of parent

annieisawesome's review against another edition

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There didn’t seem to be a plot line. I couldn’t get into it. And the bit that I jumped around to to see if it got better made me feel gross. I don’t think I’m made for dark romance. I didn’t realize this was a dark romance when I bought it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood

satanshomosexualagenda's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

dalek_caan's review against another edition

2.25

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

slightlystrange15's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting

darreyqueen's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’m so torn on this one. I wouldn’t say I loved it because it was darker than I was anticipating - and that’s on me. But the sex scenes were amazing and the story gripped me and I truly couldn’t stay away. The only thing I didn’t like is I feel like the ending didn’t tie up the premise of why they got together in the first place. It wrapped up their relationship and everything - but none of the outside stuff. But if dark romance is your thing then, yes, I’d definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia

penandpaper's review against another edition

1.5

dark mysterious sad 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

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The writer has great skill at hooking you early on (and writing very steamy scenes) but falls flat when it’s time for character growth or plot development. Honestly, I would have been happier if there was NO plot and it was just tied together scenes of them interacting. Overarching plots were poorly done with either too little growth or too much left unfinished. The biggest mystery of the book wasn’t even solved until the last few pages, and the reveal functioned more to advertise another installment than finish this one. I can forgive some of the taboo content going a bit too far for my taste, but the lackluster storytelling took an interesting concept and ruined it by the second half. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence

Minor: Pregnancy

malcolm44's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence

rebecsie's review against another edition

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This book literally sucks there weren't any people trigger warnings and the angst is just tiring with no point to it. I can't believe I wasted my time with this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

nutmegnomegano's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book had some pretty poetic thoughts near the end but it was also wrapped up too quickly. There were a lot of steamy scenes in this book that I had a fun time reading. This mortal version of Kallum and Elena feeling like Hades and Persephone in their feelings towards one another was a pretty metaphor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder