Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Gleam by Raven Kennedy

103 reviews

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Drug use, Sexual content, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Infidelity, Cursing, Death of parent, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Trafficking

erisedstraeh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: War and Torture

katharina90's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

The pace picks up a bit and there's more plot but considering the page count, it feels like we should be seeing a lot more action. We finally get some smut though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Torture, Confinement, and Addiction

taylormaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

i liked glint but after gleam , i’m hooked on this series. i 10/10 recommend!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Trafficking

lydiasturges's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

Thank the lord that Auren is finally seeing the light when it comes to Midas!! I just wish she didn’t have to be used and abused as much before she realized her worth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Child death, War, and Violence

dealfea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Vomit, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Gore, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

hmb86's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual content

Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Drug use, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Rape, Trafficking, and Sexism

Minor: Pregnancy and War

readingisfun14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

Loving Auren’s character arc and I love that Kennedy is adding in new perspectives to read from in the book. Makes it so much more intricate and complex! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

emilysbooksandbakes's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.25

This one was a roller coaster of emotions. We finally see our girl, Auren, choosing herself, and fighting for more. We also get some fantastic payoff on our slow burn and cheeky ribbons. The Game of Thrones continues as we are a new player to the game, Queen Kaila and her power over voices. The villain becomes even more villainous in a way that makes your blood pressure rise.  The last few chapters of this book are a storm of wanting to throw your book across the room, standing up and applauding in an empty room, and then picking your heart up off the floor where the cliffhanger leaves it.

One other thing about this book, as I feel like Raven Kennedy does a really good job of not just writing a great story, but writing beautifully. There’s a scene where Auren is recalling cerulean sails that merges with memories of the eyes of a former friend and it really just struck me as lyrical.

“I became too blinded by my bright sides to see the truth. Sometimes, you look at the silver lining so much that you drift into denial about the clouds.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Sexual violence

byeolbun's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Torture, Drug abuse, Blood, and Death