Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Gargoyle's Captive by Katee Robert

5 reviews

megj23's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship

sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The Gargoyle's Captive is the third book in the "A Deal With a Demon" series by Katee Robert. I liked this a little better than the second book, The Kraken's Sacrifice, but I didn't like this as much as the first book, The Dragon's Bride. 

There's too much trauma and drama in this erotica for me.

At one point the main female love interest, Grace, sets the Gargoyle on fire, and then she yells at him saying that he shouldn't pull such dangerous stunts. It was bizarre. Then there's the whole bit where we all find out that Grace's mother was the one that killed the Gargoyle's family that he's still mourning. Just too much drama and not enough sex.

The spice was okay, I'm giving this 3 chilies out out 5 chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️ worth of spice. 

Overall, this was okay. It wasn't great and it's not something I'd read again, but it was alright. I'm giving it three stars. 
⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Cursing

katiekeske's review against another edition

I prefer romances where the love interests are sweet to each other. What I read started to feel toxic, and I didn't enjoy it. 

I didn't like Grace at all, and I also felt her plan to escape made no sense. She already asked Azazel about her mother. What more was she planning on doing after trying to hike her way back to his place in a dangerous magical realm she knows nothing about? I thought it would have made a lot more sense if she had tried to make Bram her ally to get answers, especially when he isn't allowed to hurt her and was pretty nice to start off with. 

I love gargoyles, so I really wanted to like this one. I'm sad because I loved the dragon book so much. None of the others in the series have held up to it for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

krisalexcole's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Cursing

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

dominant women >>>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence

D/S dynamics, survivor’s guilt ____ provided by the author: elements of suicidal ideation (referenced briefly), murder, blood, giant spiders, dubious consent (agreement given under duress), violent familial death (historical, off-page), abuse (by parents, off-page, historical), violence, blood magic