Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Triple-Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold

9 reviews

hannah_mariee's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Stalking, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Cursing, Vomit, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Hate crime

linnea_tornblom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Gore, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Hate crime, and Torture

miasreads's review

dark emotional mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Medical content, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Cursing

Minor: Pregnancy

vj_thompson's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted relaxing sad tense fast-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

4.0

The plot was more enjoyable. Probably the best out of the series, in my opinion. Glen was my absolute favorite of the guys. His portion of the story was sweet and pure. He has such a big heart ❤️ like I said, I liked this one the best because there was an actual plot and Briar wasn’t afraid to be honest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Death

cjuelles's review

dark emotional 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

4.0

This "why choose" romance centers on Briar, a seemingly bitchy actress with an intense stalker, which causes her to up her security and hire three deadly attractive bodyguards.

All in all, this was a "why choose" romance I'll remember, mostly because Kenta is my TYPPPPPE and Matt is written to mirror Henry Cavill's physical description. Still, I found that Gold has written better "why choose", and out of her current four, I would rank this 3rd.

Gold often tackles big, real- world issues in her books, which I love! She handles them well and shows growth, ranking her (in my opinion) as a top writer of why choose. It's easy to get lost in the sex (which like, we still get loooots of sex), but Gold pulls out serious discussions and self-reflection between her characters in a unique way for this genre. This particular book focused a lot on PTSD, which I personally don't connect with so (though it was very interesting and emotional to read about), I found I was less invested in the journeys of self-fiacovery than in some other books of hers.

Another point of contention i had was that only one of the MLI's bedroom antics seemed to live up with his personality. The other two were kind of randomly thrown together in a mishmash of interests and didn't have distinct bedroom personalities. Still hot, still enjoyed it, but I felt like it veered from how Gold usually writes her men.

Overall, though, this book was a fine example of hetero why choose. There was a dramatic plot, single and group scenes, and character growth. Would recommend to fans of the genre!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol and Death

sunray_sunburn's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This story was darker and had a lot more intense themes and scenes than the other Lily Gold books I have read. I have not experienced the things that the main character does, but I feel like it was handled well and was not idealized or romanticized in any way. 

I really liked the love interests in this book. The fell into the typical reverse harem archetypes, but they were all individuals outside of the relationship which was refreshing. They all have tragic and unique stories and are a great group both in and out of the relationship. 

The story is good and fun smut as it is supposed to me. And I've said it before and I will say it again, I have no problem with that! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, War, Sexual violence, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mass/school shootings, Bullying, and Rape

kbea88's review

dark emotional 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

2.75

This was too action-y for my personal tastes and I didn’t feel like there was a solid connection between Briar and Kenta; it felt forced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Cursing, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Confinement, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, and Torture

ka_ke's review

funny lighthearted 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

3.0

Triple Duty Bodyguards was good, but Friends with Benefits was better. The spice was about the same for both books, however I feel like FwB had better character development. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand Lily Gold’s writing, and I appreciate it as a pallet cleanser between high fantasy & sci-fi reads. The portrayal of PTSD and mental illness could use some work, as someone with loved ones with PTSD etc, it can be very difficult to love and support them when they’re struggling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Cursing, Violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

hannibanani29's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, War, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Bullying, Vomit, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcohol, Rape, Body shaming, Grief, Sexism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Suicide