Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Triple-Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold

26 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

caitlinreddy's review

emotional funny 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

4.5

i couldn't put this down. i looooooved it. the depth of the characters, the character development, EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CHARACTERS

wow. wow. wow.

i loved the story itself too. i was sucked in from the get go and i will definitely be reading more from the author and adding this to my reread pile

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Gun violence

shaipanda's review

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was really well done. A lottt darker than I expected and darker than her other books I’ve read I believe (though those definitely have dark parts as well) but really liked the character development and dynamics between the 4 main characters as well as how that evolved 
Definitely a good (if hard at times) read :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Mental illness, Gun violence, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

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

sarahyjackson's review

emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual content

hanna's review

emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

So fun! I loved Briar's relationship to all the guys and, as in "Faking With Benefits", the separate relationships were all developed really well. I'm loving this trend of romance FMC's becoming more extroverted and being able to stand up for themselves and Briar definitely fits into that category. The mystery aspect was well done and didn't feel out of place. Looking forward to continuing with "Nanny For The Neighbors"!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

Moderate: Bullying and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Abandonment, Gun violence, and Medical content

jayden_130607's review

dark emotional funny tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Stalking, Violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Torture, Vomit, and War

jackieyvette's review

tense slow-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

Yeah I didn’t love this one for Matt alone. He was annoying and overbearing in the worst way. He had a sad backstory I guess, but the way he spoke to the main character, Briar, was a no for me. He just gave the ick so quick with the way he thinks and speaks which sucks cause I did enjoy the other two guys, Kenta and Glen. 
I mean the scenes were written fine I just couldn’t get over my dislike for Matt. 

Crying score: I would cry if a men ever spoke to me the way Matt did out of pure anger. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

dabow's review

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

 Briar is an A-lister with a stalker that can only be handled by three ex-SAS agrents with thematic trauma.

This is the second Lily Gold RH I've read, and like with my previous read, I feel that she's done an amazing job with characterizing each of the 4 leads as distinct people with distinct interpersonal interactions. Also, Gold continues to nail the choreography of sex scenes with more than two people (in addition to the solo and two people scenes!). The external plot was a gripping thriller and enabled Gold to spend a lot of time on Briar's internal struggles, which I thought were great.

What I thought was weaker was the work on the three male leads' internal arcs. Matt's was the strongest, but still felt a little stretched due to some repetitive beats. Glen's was next strongest, but left to be superficial until (I think?) his final POV scene. Kenta really doesn't have much of an internal arc at all and has a quick internal struggle at the very end, after the plot has been resolved. In addition to this problem, I felt like I could have used more screen time for each of the male leads falling in love with Briar. We get some from her POV, why she likes them each for their own qualities, but a lot is left implicit in the other direction.

In all, I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a thriller reverse harem romance, particularly if in the market for humor and not in the market for alpha male leads. Do check out the content warnings before beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: War, Torture, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence and Sexism

Briar is a former child actor who alludes to bad things in the industry for a young girl. In addition, as a famous women, she is subject to a lot of upsetting online behavior. The main external plot follows a stalking case.

tragicgloom's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexism and Gun violence

Minor: War, Vomit, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Body shaming, Murder, and Blood