Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

34 reviews

kwheelzroxx's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Misogyny

lisa07xie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Omg this book it was PERFECTION!!! I did not expect to cry but I did it was sad and happy and made me anxious god it made me feel everything and I am so happy for Riden and Alosa! I loved the dynamics and the story it was so captivating I would definitly recommend this book to everyone! Might be my new all-time favourite!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, Torture, Addiction, Cursing, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

asahome's review against another edition

adventurous funny

4.5

TL;DR: A young woman gains a better understanding of her family and the gifts from her heritage. Through facing these challenges, she forms deeper connections with the found family she loves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

I couldn't find a tag for this, but there were many times when Alosa used her Siren abilities against the will of the person she used them on.

augustar14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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: Abandonment, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Torture, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content and Alcoholism

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

My feelings for this book are stronger than the first one. I loved the character development, both in terms of Alosa’s relationship to her father and her relationship to Riden. We got to see more of Riden’s motivations too. I really hated the miscommunication trope and feel like both Alosa and Riden were bad listeners and also bad communicators for the first half of the book. But eventually they started talking lol. This book was definitely more gruesome than the first one, and I gasped out loud multiple times. I’m glad with how it all turned out, and how the story wrapped up nicely. What an adventure of a story! So many twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, and Torture

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

brynleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, War, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Slavery, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

mtoll's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Misogyny and Abandonment

bellag_1008's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

Could not put it down! Literally!

Reason it’s not a 5 is because:
-some of the lines were too on the nose for me, but that’s forgivable since it is YA
-I wish there was more development/progress between for love interest. Didn’t like the miscommunication part and wish to have better understood his pov. 
-wish the ending provided a little more closure. It felt like the resolution was too short, I wish it had at least 5-10 more pages.

Overall really cute. Some good lines. Funny. Lots of plot turns but at times I questioned the necessity of them, while still enjoying them. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Torture, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Vomit, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

redheadsuperpowers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I think this was better than the first book. Still a rich plot, but less misogynists for the lead to deal with. Lots more found family moments and just a bit of romance to spice it up. 

In Daughter of the Siren Queen, we rejoin Alosa and her crew. They have returned to the keep of the Pirate King, and are prepping to sail to the island of the Sirens, when Alosa learns just what secrets her father the King has been keeping. Now it's a race against time, the elements and the kings fleet for Alosa and her crew. Luckily, Alosa still has a few tricks up her sleeve. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Confinement, Alcohol, Torture, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Child death