Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole

15 reviews

sarita_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I was going to. I feel like the main characters subverted a lot of typical fantasy tropes, for example the FMC being territorial and protective and being the one on the Initial bad side and the MMC being “good”. 
They had their interesting flaws and through out their relationships lot enemies to friends to lovers they help each other work through their issues, especially Dianna working with Liam and his trauma. I feel like there was a good highlight of mens mental health and brought awareness to it which I liked. 

Plot wise and world building I enjoyed. I do think that some things needed tightening up and explaining as there was a lot of telling us that this is the way the world is because it is and no other logical reason. And things kept getting thrown in. But on a less technical note is was easy enough to follow and I enjoyed myself and had a lot of fun reading this story.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, and Emotional abuse

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love this book and these characters so much. The communication between our main characters is so good. The banter is amazing. World building is woven in so well into the story. The ending is shocking and the story is just so great!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Grief, Cursing, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, War, Gaslighting, Vomit, and Confinement

Minor: Kidnapping

linhsreadinghour's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

I love this series so much!!! This is a reread and everything came flooding back. I do think it takes a little time to get into the book because it’s urban fantasy, with modern lingo and Dianna as an FMC may put people off but I bloody love her. She’s so morally grey and villainous but deep inside, there are feelings and characteristics that add to the complexity of her character. It’s also refreshing to see new creatures. Deffo try and keep going. Love the romance and relationship so much, the slow burn is so satisfying 😭😭😭 My fav romantasy series still stands, book 2 is where it’s at tho, so I cannot wait.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

elgef's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Gore, and Physical abuse

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Slavery

howboutjane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

I'm mad I waited so long to read this book! It was truly amazing and had all the aspects you could hope for in a fantasy romance - morally grey MCs, Epic Battles, Magic, Suspence, twists and a satisfying amount of female rage. A bit of a slow start but when it gets going it does not stop! I hope to never experience in my LIFE the betrayal Dianna experiences in this book 😟...and that ENDING.... 😵. I..AM...SPEECHLESS. 😩🤌🏽

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Torture, Violence, Murder, Death, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit

nloprest6318's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

sarahjanehayes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Grief, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and War

radiantgeode's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Suicide, Mental illness, Grief, Torture, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Rape, War, Cursing, and Blood

jen_sten's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Violence, and Death