Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Learn My Lesson by Katee Robert

17 reviews

bookishlucy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this one! The world of Dark Olympus and Wicked Villains bleeding into each other was very interesting. Watching the relationship between Hades and Meg mending thanks to Hercules was really sweet too. Katee has quickly become one of my auto-buy authors 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape, Car accident, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

lacy30twin1's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Murder

art3m1sxx's review against another edition

tense

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, and Rape

Minor: Infidelity and Gaslighting

booksbytheglass's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

while I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I did DESPERATE MEASURES, this one was so so hot and once again, I’d read anything katee robert writes 😮‍💨

following a poly relationship between hades, meg and hercules, the three of them must come to terms with their bargain with the underworld god and the best way to finally admit to their feelings for each other!!

friends with benefits usually isn’t my favorite trope so I think that’s why I didn’t love this one as much - plus meg was insecure about herself af (totally unlike her normal characterization) which made me want to shake her by the shoulders and scream that she’s a queen and not to be messed with!!!

as someone who can relate to trust issues 🤪 … I get the hesitation between the three of them, but it wasn’t enough to balance an entire story off of imo

rating: 3.5 stars
wine pairing: chile cabernet sauvignon 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Toxic relationship

Minor: Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

veryvexatious's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed this book wayyy more than the first in the series but no where near as much as dark Olympus. The characters are likeable and there is way more kinky scenes than in DO but the story isn’t as interesting. Hoping if the next one is better, as the pattern seems to be going, that it might get to the same standard as DO.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

Minor: Abandonment

Overall, I did enjoy it. I like the characters, the kinky scenes are well written, I like the theme of dark Disney characters. Story could be better but it’s getting better as I get through the books. Would have rated it a 3 and a half if I could. I recommend to anyone who already likes Katee Roberts books but not to someone who isn’t already involved in the universe of her books.

karambit's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Sexual violence

queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

Hades/Meg/Hercules dark romance retelling including a polyamourous relationship and intro BDSM. 

I definitely like this retelling more than Desperate Measures. The characters were complex and had more depth. Their personalities balanced out and allowed for interesting dynamics during scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

plumpaperbacks's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’ve got no spoons, so this won’t be a long or fancy review, but I did like this book. Learn My Lesson was better than Desperate Measures, and thankfully didn’t include the word “daddy.” I loved Meg and Hercules, and liked Hades well enough. They’re the power trio I didn’t know I wanted to see. Total badasses.

And even though Zeus is one of the biggest assholes I’ve ever seen, it was quite fun to see this series connect to Dark Olympus. I’ve come up with a number of theories tying this to Neon Gods that I’m curious to see if I’m right about.

Not sure when it’ll happen, but I’m eager to see what other directions Robert takes this series in. 😌✨💙

Representation

• queer polyamorous and/or polysexual protagonists
• FMM main throuple
• queer side characters (includes some POC)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Sexual assault

Several explicit sex scenes that include BDSM. All things tagged minor occurred prior to the story but are mentioned occasionally.

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing and Kidnapping

Minor: Car accident, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

wicked_bibliophile's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship