Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

34 reviews

mlleelora's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Cannibalism, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape

clothildev's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I took off .5 for the violence in this book, I really should have read the content warning first lololol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, and Blood

Minor: Rape

emilydakota's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Murder, Sexual harassment, Torture, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

extrafolklore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Cannibalism, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Sexism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

eevacasey's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Violence, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual violence, Excrement, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Vomit

lisa_m's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

I have read Daughter of the Pirate King quite a while ago but I think I remembered everything important. The things I struggled with the most are the names because there are just so many different characters which all have unusual names and some of them are really unimportant.

I kind of like that Tricia Levenseller is not scared of killing of characters but it just isn't that impactful if you don't have much sympathy for the characters.
Even the main characters are not that 3 dimensional and I didn't feel for them much. I did like their characteristics and the dynamic between the characters (I'm always a big fan of strong female friendship and female leaders). Still I felt like reading a story about these characters which I enjoyed but I didn't feel their pain at a betrayal at all. I just felt very distant.

The part I liked was that it kind of felt like a female Odyssee. The dynamic on the ship was really fun to read about as were the challenges they had to overcome.

The main character was really oblivious sometimes and some of the relationships felt forced and strange to me.

All in all I know that there are people who will probably love this book immensely but it just wasn't it for me.

! Also I was sick while reading this book so that might have impacted reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, War, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Ableism, Cannibalism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Medical content

disnelyse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.75

A good sequel containing good character development and more pirate-y adventure!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

This book was a fun read. I definitely loved the setting and the characters. I especially loved that we got to meet more of the crew, and I absolutely loved Roslyn. However, I did rate it lower than the first book because I felt that it mostly ignored the possible romances, which I was quite excited to read about. I would be elated if we got some short stories to get insight on what happens after this book. I have to say though, I really appreciated how this book explored Alosa’s relationship with her mother. I definitely let out some audible gasps with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcohol, Death, Blood, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Gore, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

rsngphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, War, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Kidnapping

jessitheblonde's review

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, and Abandonment