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crwhite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Toxic relationship
sinnybuns's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Torture, Rape, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Slavery and Violence
scutler's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Child abuse
charliauthor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
A few of my mates said this book was really triggering, a dark romance that was super dark so yes, i read it to find out what the fuss was about. What can i say, sucker for punishment! Ha!
So, Sea of Ruin had a promising start. Well written, engaging FMC with a touching back story and of course it was about pirates! All in all, a good smut rec to start but unfortunately everything after chapter 3 was an endless smut fest with no rhyme or reason for the excessive actions that took place.
Bennett, while a forceful and rebellious character at the start which was endearing and at a point life saving, by the end of the book was extremely annoying. It is not smart to run your mouth in the company of forty pirates who've not seen a woman in a reallly long time and are emphatically telling you what theyre going to do to you without your consent...
(Minor Spoilers here:) This incident aside - which involves some unnecessary and disgusting finger violations - there is a lot of mention of rxpe in this book. While there is only one instance of this actually taking place which we were thankfully saved from any truly explicit description, there was always the threat of rxpe at every corner. One of the standout issues for me is after she is abused, the love interest tells her that she has never looked more beautiful then in that moment because she was brave and endured her ordeal. Please note that she is tied down and naked at this point and this...arouses him?! WTF?!
What makes matters even worse is that she welcomes the attraction and is also aroused. This makes absolutely no effing sense!!! Why would you want rough - he's a spanker and bootyhole invader - after having been violated for two weeks?!
My issue with this entire book more so than the triggering and largely unnecessary content was how accepting the FMC was about her ordeals. There was never any questioning about the actions of those around her, instead telling herself to constantly endure and breathe through.
I found this vile and largely disrespectful to people who have been through such things.
It gets one star for the writing, the author really knows about pirate ships and terminology and there were some very emotional passages that i found interesting. Outside of this its sexually explicit and violent for absolutely no reason and plot choices make no sense.
Graphic: Blood, Sexual harassment, Death, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Confinement, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual violence, and Colonisation
jburson's review against another edition
Graphic: Infidelity, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Torture, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
sophiesreadingjournal'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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, and Slavery
Minor: Infertility and Homophobia
gougoulf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Colonisation, Death, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Gore, Infertility, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Cursing, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and War
prologues_epilogues'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
Graphic: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Confinement, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Violence
bella_izzy_gabby's review against another edition
Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Suicide
gwynn0715's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Slavery, Torture, and Racism