Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Rose in Chains by Julie Soto

24 reviews

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War

fullybookedjess's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-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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In this highly anticipated new trilogy, princess Briony Rosewood has been taken captive along with all of her remaining fellow Eversuns.  She is to be auctioned off to the highest bidder, and she is highly desirable to her enemies.  One of her greatest enemies is now her owner and in charge of everything she does- Toven, the man associated with her enemies, with a dark past, and who she couldn’t help but be intrigued by while they were growing up.  In Toven’s home, Briony finds things may not be as they seem and she may have allies in unlikely places.

I am a fan of Julie Soto’s romances but haven’t read her fanfic that this was based off of.  However, I was very curious to read it and I’m so glad I did!  She has proven to be such a talented writer.  I absolutely loved this and devoured it, which I’m now regretting because I can’t read it anymore and I have to wait for book two.  This is a dark book with upsetting themes and I’d encourage readers to take care and check content warnings, because it isn’t a light read.  It is also quite a slow burn, but it’s well developed and focused on the characters’ pasts with chapters in both flashbacks and the present.  I am so eager for the second book and absolutely loved this one! 

Thank you so much to Julie Soto and Forever publishing for the arc and opportunity to be an early reader and reviewer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Forced sterilization

teefah_jean's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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There’s not much romance in this one, just moments and glimpses of the past here and there. I know there’s two more books but the slow burn is killing me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

jlimonata's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense

Loveable characters: Yes

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IYKYK. There isn't a world where I don't give this 5 stars. The wait for book 2 promises to be painful and slow. Julie Soto is a genius. Mind the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War

Minor: Torture, Abortion, Pregnancy, War