Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Four by Sara Cate, Rachel Leigh

8 reviews

readers_sea's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

This one was okay for me.

In the beginning, I was loving it and eating it up! The pacing was fast, I loved getting to know the characters and the setup for the plot was super intriguing. As the story went on, I found myself not liking our main girl - Iris. I just didn't understand why these guys - Gabriel, Baron & Silas - liked her so much. 

I felt like the story went too fast at the end because the big "thing" that the book and characters were working towards turned out to be anticlimactic. I was looking forward to how this was going to be resolved, but then I blinked and it was already over. I wish that we got a bit more time with the characters and that the big event wasn't so rushed, but overall it was a quick read.

I am curious about book two and where their story will go from here because the ending was very put together and didn't leave anything open for hints about book 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

krhart's review

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

So good. Sara Cate and Rachel Leigh hit the mark with this book. 1 of 2 in the series, they write the story of Mafia families: the Blacks, the Marettis and the Pavettas. When the debt is not paid and the Pavettas are a target, Iris is told one thing- get to Silas Black.

Doing as she is told, she shows up at the Black residence and meets the brooding and void Black men (Silas, Baron and Gabriel). Iris is determined to get revenge on the Marettis for taking her father's life, but she needs the help of these three men.

Iris has little to offer but herself. As she weaves her way into their lives, they start to feel things for one another and that could be dangerous too! 

I gasped and giggled and clenched and loved this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Violence and Toxic relationship

alxisrae's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Gore, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcohol and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use

bendy_bookworm's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit

ladylaurenexplorer's review

tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Jumped into this blind, and I was pleasantly surprised with how engaging this was.

Although I do find Iris to be very annoying with how nosy she is in wanting to know about everything, especially in the beginning.

And our men are definitely broken, and this was the first time that I ever read a H being the virgin.

But what he was competing against is kind of crazy.

Also Barons problem with Gabriel needs to be talked about with them more but I’m hoping that the next book will be that.

Although I do think that there is a hint of another character coming in, and I think I know who that character is!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

ga_bby4's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Sexual content, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent and Cursing

loket's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual assault

andeng's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Child death and Sexual assault