Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What Hunts Inside the Shadows by Harper L. Woods

17 reviews

pages_by_the_water's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Xenophobia, Violence, and Sexual assault

tguccione's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

chaotic_hyperactive's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Torture, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Blood, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Rape

lilithreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Blood, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, War, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

smut_is_necessary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Torture

Minor: Sexual assault

cassie12_21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Cliff hanger. I wanna kms rn. 😭. More smut in this book though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Torture, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Stalking

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, Stalking, War, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Suicidal thought are not due to depression.

deeandtea's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

I really struggled with this book. I enjoyed the first one - the characters were interesting, the world was new, and I bought into the magic of it all. It took until about 75% of the way through the book for Estrella to even accept having a mate. This is where I struggle most with the book - for Estrella and Caldris, everything takes ages. It was the same conversation between them for most of the book and at some point it became exhausting. 

The pacing aside, the world building was a bit odd. There wasn’t much explored or explained and what was shared was just regarding the fae/human mate bond. It felt that Estrella was literally in the same settings as book 1, and so the plot felt cyclical rather than linear, and didn’t showcase much character growth. 

The last 20% of the book was quite good, but even then the main plot elements were rushed and confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape