Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

33 reviews

anne_racovita's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Torture and Alcoholism

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.

nicholettegm's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

Graphic: Gun violence, Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual violence

northernbookfox's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

This did exactly what it needed to for me: it was entertaining and fun to read. However, I felt no sense of tension. 
The characters said exactly what they meant and wanted and felt, except Alosa. Levels of clear communication and self-awareness that would be commendable in real people but all the conflict that is supposed to come from those missed connections just evaporated with little to replace it.

Riden

did all his emotional work off-page. Characters just disappeared -

Draxton and Theris/Vandorn

: who knows what happened to them! For characters that were such threats in the previous book, they were dealt with so easily that it felt rushed. Was it? Was there supposed to be a missing book in the middle where they hunted down

Theris

? Who knows, but it's not here now.
Again, entertaining, kept me engaged enough to read it in a day, but when the only moment I felt tense was when

a child got shot in the head

- in a pirate book! I'm not impressed.
It's a shame because I did enjoy all the individual tropes, this should have been an easy win. Just goes to show, tension serves a purpose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Torture, and Cannibalism

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

2kyr6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

[NO SPOILERS]
such a good fantasy read. i would highly recommend for ages 15 and above. please check the content warnings before reading though. it might be too overwhelming for some people. i would not recommend this book as like the very first book you read as a teen. start with something more lighthearted and easy to read. read this after like 5 different books or so. its a really good book for getting into fantasy though! 

(the content warnings i've put is for both the first and second book of this duology)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Colonisation, and Classism

chrynella's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse and Death

aamina's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Rape

Minor: Torture, Vomit, and Infertility