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bigleoenergy's review against another edition
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Death of parent, and Sexual assault
katjones98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
yennifer's review against another edition
3.0
And then MORE RAPE!!! I didn't like that the multiple rapes ended up being Ashley's catalyst cause this story is about Bennett, dammit!!! The whole "you didn't know" scene really bothered me because it makes him the victim in this. I liked her forgiving them for herself but Ashley did not deserve it so easily. How could he not have at least suspected the situation on that boat?
Thank god Priest faked the rape in front of Madwulf. And thank for the syphilis thing cause I would have DNF'd it if there had been a third round of raping Bennett.
I did pretty much sob my way through this book overall. I would have rated it higher if not for Ashley raping Bennett.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Physical abuse
sadye18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Kidnapping, and Rape
kaitlintracy's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Gore, Medical trauma, Violence, Animal death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicide, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Murder
nofys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual violence
deathmetalheron's review against another edition
- 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
1.75
But the delivery of many of these aspects is disappointingly subpar. The characters go through humiliation parade after parade. The garnish of shipping and naval vernacular immediately gives way to crude words for sexual interaction, the transition between the two being jarring at best and non-existent at worse.
The height of this book comes at Bennett's capture by Ashley Cutler--the dynamics indicated before suggest a conflict between Bennett as a character and her struggle between two loves. I daresay the second fifth to quarter of this book is pretty much phenomenal.
You could see it in my reading journal, but at the halfway point this book goes from a high tension pirate romance to an absolute slog. Some critical decision are made of Ashley's character that really draw the line and make him seem a bit more manipulative and Bennett (who's been characterized as being headstrong and skeptical) brushes them off. I get this is the appeal of a captor-captive romance but the characterization is quite literally strewn off the deck into the sea, NSFW
The final act is an absolute slog where Bennett is NSFW
Even during the good times, the way sexual interaction is written is hysterical and I saved numerous quotes. In a better story, they would be a fun aspect to giggle about and another layer to add to the story's atmosphere, but given the dark humiliating train to the end they come across as severely out of place and way too lighthearted. I was really hoping this book would be it, but MAN it was not.
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Torture, Rape, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Colonisation, Racism, Slavery, Alcohol, and Infidelity
paigeantonacci's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Gun violence, Death of parent, Vomit, Rape, Slavery, and Physical abuse
leighlo_'s review against another edition
- 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
4.0
A badass female pirate with two obsessive, possessive men chasing after her; what’s not to love? This was a fun read! I wanted it spicier though. I would have liked more MMF scenes. Check trigger warnings, it gets pretty dark at times.
- Age gap (11 years and 13 years)
- Enemies to lovers
- Captor x captive
- One bed trope
- Forced proximity
- 🐱 spanking
- 🍑 spanking
- Non-con
- Cheating
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Gore, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery and Physical abuse
oharamboure's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Slavery and Racism