Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin

23 reviews

prologues_epilogues's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

Literally the worst book ever written, don't waste your time reading something marketed as some cool pirate adventure story when it's just some disgusting r-pe fantasy, and the fetishization of queer men. No one in this book actually likes each other, they just like power and power dynamics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Confinement, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Violence

bella_izzy_gabby's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Suicide

reads_by_rae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

BEST BOOK OF 2022 I'VE READ FIGHT ME

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Murder

adhme2714's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Alright, things you should know. This book is fantastic. Going into this I didn't know very much other than what is on the back of the book and that there was some sexual violence perpetrated by the hero. 

I think the characters in this book are amazing. I think the romance is amazing. I think the action scenes are amazing. and while there is some dubious consent with the hero the real big glaring thing that needs to be said is that there is a rape scene. I had a very hard time reading it and had to repeatedly take breaks during that chapter. That being said, the author does a good job of not making it overly detailed while also not having it be an off screen situation where we are left to infer something. I feel it was handled well and much of the difficulty comes from my own personal history. While I usually am of the stand point that there is never a need for an on page rape scene, I do feel that I can accept this one, not necessarily as a necessity. But I do see that in the over arcing narrative it fits and makes sense. I feel it was handles well in the fact that it wasn't placed there for the shock factor and played a roll in the over all plot. 

For those that make it to the end there is some very special amazing surprises for you. I did not have them spoiled for me and I will not spoil them for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

lea_talisa'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? Yes

5.0

I love this so much. 

Historical fiction isn’t something I read a lot but let me tell you it was just that good. This is like Pirates of the Caribbean with kind of a love triangle and way more explicit scenes (sexual as well as torturing ones). So please check the trigger warnings on this one !

At 8% of the story (attempted) rape made me reconsider continuing but I pushed through and I was absolutely captured by the book.

After the first half I was very very conflicted about this story. I love the setting and everything. But it hurt my heart to read some of those sex or rather rape scenes. 

As problematic as this is for me, the story was still captivating and fortunately I continued reading.

I like Bennett’s character. She’s a strong and intelligent but savage female main character. She earned her respect and has everything it takes to lead but she also has a vulnerable side. 

Some quotes:

„I’d never been a woman who depended on a man to save her. This wasn’t their fight. It was mine.“

„I forgave the two men I loved, completely and unconditionally. Not for their sakes. I did it for me. A final gift to myself“ 

I couldn’t put this book down. Some parts made my heart ache and my stomach sick but it just felt so real and then there were the happy scenes full of hope, trust and love. This book broke my heart quite a few times but never failed to put it back together.

At about 75% I knew this book is going to be a highlight of mine. I just didn’t want this story to end and loved everything about it.

This book isn’t for the lighthearted or for those who are triggered by mostly rape but a lot of other points to. So this time really check the trigger warnings and be sure going into the book that it isn’t going to be pretty. 

For everybody who can handle all the featured triggers you’re in for a ride and I hope with my whole heart that you will love this book as much as I did by the end.

Some more quotes:

„And we shall be blinded by our love for life and beyond the ends of the sea.“

„Love had hunted me, captured me, bred madness, and yes, it left a sea of ruin in its wake“

„I was a pirate captain, a rebel queen of the sea, fighting against the conformities of society and the oppressive laws of man.“

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Suicide, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Slavery, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy

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 harassment, Sexual violence, and Medical trauma

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

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

maru_la9's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

adhara13's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

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

mir's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

3.0

I really loved the writing, beginning of the plot, and character relationships but

Bennett gets sexually assaulted way more than she has consensual sex. She’s abused for about 90% of the book then has a steamy relationship at the very end. I really wanted to follow the missing compass plot (or where the book ended and started getting interesting again) but there was way too much time spent with Ashley in his room. Don’t understand why she fell in love with him at all.

I would read more from the author but just not from this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

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