Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin

88 reviews

30something_reads's review against another edition

4.5

4.5 ⭐ This was a wild read for me. I went in to this one totally blind. My thought process was literally, "Wow this is pretty," and "Oooh look pirates!" and I honestly had a great time

BUT here is the thing. This book is DARK and angsty. I was not anticipating a dark historical romance just based off the cover and description so some of this story was pretty shocking as I was going through it. LOTS of trigger warnings needed for violence, suicide, sexual abuse, rape, gore - SO MANY THINGS!!! So.... as long as you are going into this knowing ALLLLL of that - this is a really good read. 

It's the 1700s and Bennett Sharp is a badass lady pirate captain out there sticking it to the Royal Navy and slaver ships.
Her love interests are: 
Priest Farrell. Another badass pirate rake who has spent the past 2 years hunting her down for reasons. 
and Ashley Culter. Commodore for the English Navy and successful pirate hunter.

WHEW the steamy tension and spicy spice throughout this book is excellent. 

And I was VERY much appreciative of their HEA - much needed after all of the darkness in this book. YEESH.

My only real complaint was the inclusion of the rape scenes as a plot device. I think we could have gotten to the same end without it. Same for the one scene between Bennett and Ashley that moved into the nonconsensual territory. - - again, dark dark VERY dark and angsty - - but overall had a really good time with the story and the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

martafernandes's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence

amme's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

saadeeyah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Infertility and Suicide attempt

ireadinbed's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

Really enjoyed this book because of plot and honestly it just had good sexual tension. Also the characters are really fun. There are some really interesting touches with the love interests that made me very happy to read. 

But it has a lot of hard to read subject matter, and while sometime I need that kind of read it would make me super cautious to ever rec. 

Also there were some consistent vocabulary choices I really hated. Or I probably would have given a 5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity

adhara13's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

About one of the rape scenes:

the main character is raped by (one of) her love interests and this isn't presented as wrong (not even considered as rape within the story) because her rapist regrets it and she's in love with him.

ameliajag'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

vero_lee's review against another edition

A+ for effort. unfortunately, this isn’t my cup of tea. I couldn’t even bring myself to finish it.

 I highly recommend skipping the first five chapters, minimum.

I understand it’s a pirate story, so violence should be expected. However, I thought the amount of rape and torture was too much. Gratuitous, even.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Colonisation

STOCKHOLM SYNDROME TW: what i listed Spoilers all the way down Bruh. She’s a respected captain, but only on her ship. And that spans only a handful of chapters. Beyond that, she’s a captive with no rights. She endures a god awful amount of trauma, from beginning to end. 14 years old. Orphaned. Sexually assaulted and beaten by her 40-something fiancé because her mother practiced sold her so they could return to proper society. Her mother, who was portrayed to be cold and abusive, had a mini redemption arc until she literally threw herself off a cliff. I can’t even begin to describe what else transpires. it’s definitely a lot.

elishaj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A Pirate Erotica. 
I completely,fell in love w both love interest. 
I felt every pain  the protagonist went through but her heart was her greatest enemy & her best asset. Her love has no borders and it’s so true and that was the driving force of the book. 
I did not expect the plot twist but it was a definitely a   surprise.
At times reading this book was extremely difficult but the author is talented. And I admire that she was able to tell this whole story in one book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

levesc17's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

There is no obvious content warning but this book has some violence and rape. It’s a pirate book; but a lot of the violence is done at the hands of the British empire. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Murder