Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Prince of the Sorrows by Kellen Graves

20 reviews

lindsaythelibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, and Slavery

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

mallorypen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

1.75

That was hilariously bad. But that said, why do I feel like I want to read the second book?

To be generous, this felt like a first draft of a novel from someone who read just enough Irish mythology to have a loose grasp of the subject matter. The characters were pretty one-dimensional and behaved like caricatures of fairy mythology OR acted like pod people with weird smiles during tense moments. Though the plot evolved more thoroughly than I first expected, there were still gaps that left me disgruntled with the high praise this duology has received on BookTok (why do I keep trusting BookTok?) 

That said, there was something oddly compelling about the story. Like, it was kinda hot garbage but I wanted to know what happened next? Ugh. Am I really gonna drop another Audible credit on this? … shit, maybe.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Violence

jgberokoff's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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? No

3.75

I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I did enjoy moments of it. On the other hand, the pacing was odd. It felt like for the first half of the book nothing happened and then in the second half everything goes off. I don’t know, it was entertaining and I will probably read the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, and Death

voidature's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Sexual content

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use and Sexual harassment

content warnings taken from the author's website: This novel is Fantasy-Romance for a New Adult audience, and contains tropes commonly found in that genre. Such tropes include but are not limited to: - crude language - violence and death - mental and physical abuse/bullying - descriptions of torture - scenes of consensual sex - nonconsensual drugging by fantasy means - mild themes of sexual harassment - themes of indentured servitude - themes of fantasy-based bigotry - themes of fantasy-based genocide

haileeraye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

lotte5322's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

tieflingreads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use

stormeno's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

fragoline's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse