Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Broken Whispers (Special Edition Print) by Neva Altaj

25 reviews

lunahale's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.5

truly amazed i finished this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Ugh so cute! Ok so I think I liked this better than the last book just a tad! Bianca is a mute Italian mafia princess being offered to the Russians as a wife to bring peace. Mikhail is the enforcer of the Russian mob and has been watching Bianca dance for months. Between Mikhail's no touching and scars and Biancas voice and shit family, the trauma was very prominent in the plot. What wasn't? Mikhails daughter Lena. She's present for plot purposes but she disappears in the last 50ish pages. She isn't even in the epilogue (that I remember). Just kinda weird plot hole stuff. The actual romance and main plot was great and interesting though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, War, Car accident, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Stalking

sydny_n's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

1.5

I mean I got what I wanted when I downloaded this. I wanted a quick mafia romance with more smut than romance, but even then it was ehhh. Also I haven’t seen a child introduced to a plot and then thrown away so quickly since that kid in Friends. 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

herbookarchives's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Blood, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Stalking

hellowildflower's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape, War, Vomit, and Pregnancy

poupimali's review against another edition

4.5

I had a really good time while reading it.
It’s an easy reading and it is well written.
Bianca is a strong woman, young but she’s been through enough to be assertive.
Mikhail is wounded in so many ways… and yet… ❤️🫠

Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes :
mafia romance, 
Age gap

Single dad

Slow burn
Obsessed MMC (with a little bit of a stalker)
Strong FMC

The next book is about Sergei. And the more unhinged they are the more I am a sucker for them, so I guess I have a date now because Sergei is seriously unwell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Torture, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

homesweetread'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

lina5010'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I consumed this book so fast
I immediately fell in love with the characters. Very little plot but I loved the characters so much it didn’t even matter 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Trafficking and Death of parent

flor3nce17's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Quick and easy read. Liked both of the main characters and loved the dynamic between the two. I also loved Mikhail's relationship with his daughter 💖

My heart wanted to hug Mikhail 💚 and I loved how Bianca is a strong and loving character. 

This has dark themes and scenes of torture where the main character executes it which I am not a fan of but it's what you get when picking mafia books 😆

Last thing, I realised that I'm not a fan of over the top possessive/jealous characters 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Sexual content

Minor: Rape

auri_underthing's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

Three words to describe this book:
Crave. Blood. Gunshot.

It was quite sweet. I loved Bianca and Lena. Mikhail, Mikhial? Mickhale? Him, he kinda weirded me out. He was very, very obsessed with Bianca. Also he told Lena’s bio mum that he would kill her if she got an abortion…? Uhhh, so that was a bit off putting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape