Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

8 reviews

sarahreadsromance's review

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

I try not to take 5 star reviews lightly, but this book was honestly great!  I won’t lie, I was a bit hesitant at first, I think due to this book being in a more YA genre, but omg reading it was super worth it.  For a story about a storyteller, the storytelling in this book is just as exquisite as Shahrzad’s.  Immediately after finishing it I placed a hold at my library for the second book because I need it now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

julierambaeck's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Felt like it moved too fast. So many moving points, but it felt like the plot were moving in circles. I didn't really like the main couple. LOVED the other couple and their story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

eelizard's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

emsavors's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

truegrit's review against another edition

Really gross set up - like an enemies to lovers situation but he's a murderer and rapist? Could not abide by the story line or characters, really yucky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

320rcole's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I was really hoping that there would be a greater focus on the "Thousand and One Nights" retelling aspect of this book. I did enjoy this as a YA Fantasy novel, but felt that it was more a classic storyline, rather than a retelling. I liked the main character but felt that the love interests and their storylines were not incredibly compelling. I'm definitely going to read the next one, but I'm more impressed with the main plot than the romance subplot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

This is very fun, and I'm excited to read the second book in the series. Shahrzad is strong and conflicted, and the story does a really interesting process of unfolding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault

larzipan's review against another edition

3.0

It's an okay superficial read, but considering the author's background the story feels appropriative at times and rather oddly unpleasant due to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Body horror