Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

El señor de la guerra by Kresley Cole

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faemh's review against another edition

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

2.0

no fucking way she forgave him for all that
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bangiebangs's review against another edition

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When I started the book I was intrigued by the premise, but this is just bad and confusing writing (the contemporary references in a medieval setting?), and I didn't know what was going on for a good while. The world building here is somewhat extensive, but you get thrown in without explanation. This can be an interesting approach when the writing is good...  but it isn't working here. 

Also not a fan of the non-consensual sexual acts, and without going into too much detail, I don't think that the scenes I read are questionable consent but just straight out coercion.
Making somebody pleasure themselves or making them orgasm by force - even if you're not personally touching them - is not ok, and it's not sexy. Suggesting a "she enjoyed it" angle here is hugely problematic and was ultimately what made me DNF.
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kaceyjoy's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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
Ok, so I loved book five in this series, but this one, the one that's the start, I did not love. The MMC does way too many unforgivable things!! This is not sexy, it's gross. I can't even rate this. 

It started out so great, why did it have to go to a place where the woman has her agency taken away?!?! Unforgivable.
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