Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Ruthless Fae by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

14 reviews

nineinchnails's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

going to try to keep this spoiler free but i don't have much to say about the writing that i didn't already say in my review of the awakening so it'll be pretty short. we get some chapters in the guys' pov and while stuff was hinted at in the first book the chapters provide more insight into the other characters and there was more focus on them + their motivations than before! this book also developed + focused on nymphs more and the girls are starting to settle in and even evolve imo. geraldine gets some more 'screentime' here and i'm obsessed even if there isn't much more development for her yet since she's starting to grow closer to the girls regardless.

i usually hate action scenes (especially in books) because i find them terribly boring and redundant but the last 10% had me biting my nails on the edge of my seat. ngl i can't wait to start the 3rd book because it left off at such a crazy place but i have been advised it's better to read the prequel first💔 also i'm sure i'm supposed to hate max but i just can't i love (fictional) male manipulators and his antics are endearing to me i wish he had more focus 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Gore, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death, War, Child abuse, and Grief

dubcon

selestre's review

adventurous funny mysterious slow-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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Stalking

ifoundcallie's review

adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Car accident, Alcoholism, Excrement, Pedophilia, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Cursing, and Murder

lots of crude references to beastiality (kind of? So mythical creatures count? Lol)

jaduxenn's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Stalking

honeypuff's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

It is very poorly edited. There are too many elements to a plot that isn't easily identifiable. Major content warning. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Torture, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Classism, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

micaelamariem's review

dark funny mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I hate myself for loving this, but while the first one was a bit dubious and questionable, this one was very focused on revenge and I absolutely loved it. Plus I loved that we got some perspective in the guys’ minds, which I suppose strung a little bit of empathy for them.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Classism, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Excrement, Violence, Ableism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Cursing

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I definitely liked this more than the first book, but I gave it the same rating cuz I just couldn't bring myself to give it four stars. I took a break from reading it about halfway through to focus on my book club books, but man that last third really goes by in a whirlwind. It's nice to see the twins finally developing their own personalities and discover themselves as Fae, but it's equally as nice to see the Heirs get a taste of their own medicine. Looking forward to the next one! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, Bullying, Cursing, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, War, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death, Infidelity, and Murder

briochebun's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

4 out of 5 ☆’s.

”It didn’t matter that I hated him and he hated me, in that moment it was only us and them. And I couldn’t bear to let them take him.”

ੈ✩‧₊˚

Diving back into this world again and  getting to see the outcome of the events that unfolded in ”The Awakening” was such a fun experience! 

I loved getting to see Tory and Darcy gain some more footing in Solaria — stating that they’re starting to see it as their home, etc. — as well as seeing their continued attempts at harnessing their powers. 

(I’m glad that the authors of the series are making this a gradual process for the sisters — rather than having Tory and Darcy arrive at ZA and instantly being able to beat everyone to a pulp…) 

I also enjoyed seeing Orion and Darcy’s relationship develop a bit more in this novel…I’m such a sucker for them! 

ੈ✩‧₊˚

I’m sooo excited to begin “The Reckoning“! :)

P.S. Orion is still my number one. ♡

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: War

17kmcollins's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence and Bullying

Minor: Death and Alcohol

shorthannah's review

adventurous dark medium-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? Yes

2.5

This book is a slight improvement on the first one, the Vegas have grown a little bit of a backbone and finally get a tiny bit of revenge on the heirs. But it really is only a tiny bit. The pranks they pull on the Heirs are about the level you would expect from a bunch of high school kids and barely gets them enough payback for the hazing they went through on day one at the academy, so it's quite underwhelming. Again, the frequency of grammatical errors in the book is disappointing. The pacing of this series is weird, each book only covers a week or two and there is so much focus on the mundanity of each day and the constant jibes and bullying from the heirs, then most of the action packed in right at the end. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence and Physical abuse