Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Company of Fiends by Kathryn Moon

2 reviews

shinyfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, and Gore

Minor: Grief, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.25

This shocked me, because honestly, I didn’t expect to like it as much as A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor—the length was what intimidated me, along with reviews saying it was more plot-heavy than the first book; I was worried it’d be overwritten—but I actually enjoyed this one a lot more! 

The characters were so interesting (I’ve read a lot of monster romance, so I know what to expect from an Orc or Fae or Demons, but the Gemini was a genuine, pleasant surprise), and the slow-building tension within the relationships actually added to my overall enjoyment. I didn’t think it was overwritten. It held my attention, to the point where even when it was like 1 am and my eyes were half-closed, I couldn’t stop reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Grief, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual violence