Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

18 reviews

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

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

maaikereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism

saoreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

I love it! The sequel from the first book has a nice turn as it picked up where it was last written. It's a struggle of trust and insane battles fought while letting your mind lost to the story. It made me think how cruel parents either end up making their children a replication of horror like themselves or an empath hollowed with all those traumatic events - gradually relearning and reliving that life can once again, sail on right seas. While reading, it was easy to stride in with imagination as I took references with the movie I've watched on my childhood, "The Pirates of the Caribbean". Another lesson to ponder over was the inclination towards greed for power and honour, without compassion and love it has been an eye opener that this imbalance pulls inhumanity over certain selfishness which can take many years but if not realized is left with karma - death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

nicole_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I loved the first book and I love this one even more. The cliff hangers at the end of the chapters are great and make you not want to put the book down. <Spoiler> Since Alosa finds out her fathers secret she goes against him and compared to finding the map in the first book she actually goes to the Isla de Canta and she’s met with so many challenges and adventures

. Overall, great book and I hope you give the series a try!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, and Toxic relationship

If the content warnings above trigger you I don’t recommend. If not I recommend it and hope you enjoy!

ashleighsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol and Confinement