Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

7 reviews

boomwormbrittany's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

4.75

Wicked Beauty follows Helen who plans on fighting in the games coming up to decide who will be the next Hades of Olympus. That is until her brother, Zeus, proposes her as the prize rather than a fighter. Going against his wishes, she joins the games and finds unlikely allies and possible lovers in the fighters Achilles and Patroclus.
I just love Katee Robert's series so much. I find that I fly through these books when I am reading them as I get so invested in the stories.
I really loved Helen so much in this book. She see's where she lacks fighting wise and makes up for it with her savvy and her political smarts. I adore the way she doesn't let anyone keep her down and even when she is hurt or hurting, she works harder to prove herself. I love how realistic and flawed that Katee makes her characters.
I also loved Patroclus and Achilles in this. We get all three perspectives and I think they were balanced out so perfectly. I loved seeing how those two balanced each other out but Helen also help make the scales secure. I thought they had such great chemistry and I really loved seeing them all grow closer together.
The only reason this book didn't get a full five stars was that it felt like the ending was a bit rushed to get to the end of it. But besides that I really loved this story.
If you want a unique retelling of Greek myth, I would highly recommend picking up this series.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment and Emotional abuse

kylasmv15's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, and Blood

frantically's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

Quick review so I can get right to the next one 🏃🏼‍♀🏃🏼‍♀🏃🏼‍♀

I love, love, love Helen, Patroclus and Achilles' relationship in this — it's tender, it's years in the making, it's brand new, it's achingly sweet and so fucking hot at times and I devoured all the scenes of them just together.

The plot was interesting enough but I have to say the reactions to who became Ares in the end didn't really make sense for me in the context of the book — it just felt really iffy?? Idk. But let's be real, none of us are here for the plot, okay.

I'm excited to see what's next in the Dark Olympus universe (maybe a bit more plot actually?) and the developments with the 13 are so fun!! I love drama 😈

(Also: have a really toxic and unhealthy crush on Perseus. Send help. Or a book about him)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Murder, Abandonment, Medical content, Miscarriage, and War

agnesbebon's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Murder, Classism, Cursing, Body shaming, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Violence

jlaz_13's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Violence, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

Overall really enjoyed this and the set up for future books at the end, loved the story and characters, but the series is starting to feel a bit formulaic to me. Anyways, still want to read the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage, Abandonment, Bullying, Vomit, and War

bedtimesandbooks's review

adventurous hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage