Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward

6 reviews

mrsmishler's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Violence, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, and Grief

mrs_gale'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Butch's story was more detailed and complex than I expected. Loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Murder, and Addiction

Minor: Child abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Dementia

suma_smoothie044's review

medium-paced

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

2.5

She is soooo virgin it's a chore to read; hardly makes sense since she's 300+ years old. Sex was boring because this couple was boring. Compared to other books in the series, this was very plot focused. Things work out too conveniently for Butch. I should not have raised my hopes for this book based on the preview. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping and Rape

kaadee's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I enjoy Marissa. I’m still not a huge fan of Butch. Whatever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

pvbobrien's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Transphobia, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

Minor: Dementia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Police brutality

the_disreputable_dog's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

I'm rating 3.75, because the book was pretty good, but it did bug me how innocent and virginal Marissa is - physically doesn't know her own literal body‽ Are you joking? I loved Butch though, right along with Vishous, and am disappointed they didn't get together. I went ahead and looked at the spoilers and V doesn't even get a guy, he's suddenly fucking pencil straight after this book from the sounds of things. And that scene during the transformation ceremony and all! I'm glad we didn't get a kill your gays moment, but we almost did, and did we not get one just because Butch, V, and Marissa are not gonna become a thruple? Also, I liked the way that Ward included info about Butch's background for the first time, and the plot with the Omega and the Lessers is interesting. I just feel like there's so much neglected potential with Vishous, and that brought the rating down an entire star. It's a really strong pairing, and I actually think the strength of V+Butch, combined with the fact that Marissa had absolutely no clue about it, detracted from the story. If Marissa had known and been fighting for Butch, or if they had become a trio, or if Butch and Marissa realised they weren't a good fit and Butch got with V, that all would've been done a little better, and probably got a 4.5 or higher star rating out of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Drug use, War, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Torture