Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight

52 reviews

silverlynings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Violence, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Death, and Child abuse

bunandababy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Addiction, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Animal death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Stalking

attackofthebrat's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.25

This was the biggest piece of garbage I’ve ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Rape, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Body horror, Blood, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

daisycantread24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

zwe's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

A solid 3 because the writing was not great and some parts I only got thru by skimming (but they're also British which made the weirdness less weird somehow). The writing was just... honestly downright awful at points and it got a bit cringy at some parts too. Buttttttttttttt the sex was hot so it gets a few points for that. 14 year old me would've loved this book idk what that says about me but. it was enjoyable enough and pretty hot. In my mind Roxy would end up with Diesel if she ever settled down with one of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Child abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Gore, Abandonment, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Addiction

maskihaan's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? Yes

4.0

I absolutely loved this book. 1000% worth the hype. There were a few moments that really pushed past my personal comfort zone and a good number of typos in the book so I’m not going to give it 5 stars but I really loved it otherwise. Roxy is such a badass and I love the growth of all the guys and the way they all compliment each other. I was blown away by some of the timeless wisdom about life woven into the book as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Vomit, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Body horror, and Car accident

deedee1990's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

So bad it’s good! Very long and can be a bit repetitive but I couldn’t help but love a few of the characters.. in a f***ed up kinda way 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Addiction, and Child abuse

zc2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The overall plot kinda gave me haunting Adeline vibes. Which is the worlds biggest compliment for a book. However the last 25 percent of the book they were doing it every chapter. Kinda set me back. Like I wanted the plot back the spice was great dont get me wrong but at one point it just was a little extra if that makes sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Body horror, Car accident, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Physical abuse

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

The Vipers run the city. Ryder is the face of the organization, Kenzo runs the casinos, Garrett is the muscle, and Diesel is the psychotic assassin. After her dad gets into debt with the
Vipers, he gives them Roxy as payment. She is then taken and held captive by the Vipers.

Each one of the five of them is broken in some way. Ryder and Kenzo, along with Roxy's fathers were abusive assholes. Garrett hates women because of what his ex did to him. Diesel is traumatized from the death of his mother. The five of them come together to form their own, found family and help to heal each other.

Roxy is truly a badass and hold her own in every situation. She has these men wrapped around her fingers. 

I liked the idea of the multiple POV, but every chapter is written pretty much the same. If the characters name wasn't given at the start of the chapter, I wouldn't have been able to pick out whose POV it was. Considering how different these men are, especially Diesel, you would think that the POV would have reflected them more. 

This book is LONG. Like 200 pages too long. I considered DNFing this book multiple times. 

The best part of the book is when the conflict with the Triads happen. There are some funny moments with Diesel, otherwise there were so many parts that were repetitive and boring. 

Tropes: found family, enemies to lovers
Relationships: reverse harem

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Torture

dakotaelle13's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.75

superrrr smutty and spicy like in an extreme way but I loved this book. the story entwined with the smut was chefs kiss

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Murder, Drug use, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Deportation