Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate by Cate C. Wells

11 reviews

jellyfists's review against another edition

It's cool that Killian is trying to be less sexist but it would be cooler if he didn't need a woman he wants to have sex with to make him realize it's a problem. Other than that very meh on the plot, the characters in general, and especially their relationship with each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

faith99's review against another edition

dark fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, and Pregnancy

nineinchnails's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.25

this wasn’t what i was expecting but i loved it! i really enjoyed the writing style and the characters i just wish there was more tension and development. i think i’d like it more with a reread and managed expectations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

starlit_pathways's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Homophobia and Medical content

coraotf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I laughed so much, but also felt feelings.  Killian J’s so dumb, but he ended up being the endearing kind of dumb.  Una was very much a girl crush.  She deserves every good thing and I love her.  I want to see all her girls fall in love (though I am a bit worried about Mari’s age gap situation), especially Kennedy.  Kennedy was my favorite of the side characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

3.75

 Content Warnings: Sexual situations, ableism, violence, sexism, misogyny, sexual assault, sexual harassment, child abuse, transphobia, toxic relationships, and domestic violence.
Mention of: rape, death of parents, murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, eugenics [in the form of killing anyone considered weak or "damaged", and captivity.

I instantly liked Una and her personality and wanted to punch Killian where it hurts 😤

The pack history was interesting, angering but interesting...and you don't find many shifter books where mated pairs sleep with other people...so that was something I wasn't expecting.

Loved that Una constantly challenged Killian and didn't back down from his BS...which was A LOT. haha Really wish he'd done more groveling tbh 😤

Overall it was a fun read and I'll most likely be checking out the rest of the series 💜 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

flohbeutel's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

0.25

 

Das ist so ein Buch, das man liest, weil ein Bagger das Glasfaserkabel beschädigt hat und die ganze Stadt ohne Fernseher, Internet, oder Telefon dasteht, so dass man das einzige Buch, das ungelesen auf dem Tablet ist, lesen muss, und es ist zufällig dieses hier, auch wenn es voll furchtbar ist, aber man hat keine Wahl * **

* Diese Geschichte beruht auf einer wahren Begebenheit

** WTF für ne Scheiße habe ich hier lesen müssen ***

*** Das einzige HEA hier wäre, wenn Werwolfjäger alles plattmachen würden und anschließend die Asche salzen

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Rape, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

stealingourhearts's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

FAN 👏🏻 FREAKIN’ 👏🏻 TASTIC 👏🏻

6 STARS!!! I absolutely loved this book. I’m so annoyed with myself for waiting so long to read it even though everyone kept telling me how awesome it was. TBH - it was the cover. *sigh* Fated mates, shifters, hate to love? Disability rep and all that groveling?? YES PLEASE 🙌🏻

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🔥.5

Paranormal romance
Wolf shifters
Fated Mates
Disability rep 
Hate to love 

⚠️TW: discussion of rape/sexual assault/child abuse/domestic abuse

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

now_booking's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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? Yes

3.25

This was a unique sort of shifter romance where instead of being a mate-or-nothing sort, the alpha, Killian, rejects his fated mate, Una, initially (for really no good reason, let’s be honest) and spends the rest of the book groveling to get her back. I overall liked it and thought I’d was good, but I’m also not feeling like it’s my favourite shifter romance I’ve ever encountered. It was well-written and despite the beginning I liked how the author managed to write Killian back from an absolute a-hole to someone I actively liked. Una also came into her own in this story which was nice. Sometimes in these stories when one character has a huge character growth arc, the other character is kind of forgotten, but Una also came into her own in confidence and assertiveness throughout this book and that was a pleasure to read. I think some of the character transitions from beginning to end seemed to pop out of nowhere but this was good and I would read the next book happily. The secondary characters really popped and I’m curious about so many potential couples here. Not much diversity, but there is a gender non-conforming potential story lurking in this world (maybe in a future book) that I think would be really innovative for shifter romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

cluckieduck's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

As I branch out from my typical genres, I believe this is my first “rejected mate” trope. While I enjoyed the setup in the beginning and most of the story up to ~75%, once I finished there’s just something…meh about it. 

I enjoyed both leads and the dual POV narration. Una is a spunky lead, just trying to keep a low profile while she works towards her independence outside of being a ‘lone female reject.’  Her and ‘her girls’ are a lovely breath of fresh air in this pack ruled by strength. Killian gives a first impression as a big, dumb, brutish Alpha, but there’s more than meets the eye, especially once we’re treated to some heartbreaking flashbacks that really flesh out his character. They’re also both pretty darn funny - I found myself chuckling out loud at times, especially once Killian starts trying to win Una back. 

I definitely wasn’t expecting how much of a slow-burn this story would be. The language is so crude, with so much sexual imagery and tension right from the get-go, but the actual romance between the two leads takes a loooong time to get going. Not necessarily a bad thing, what with Una giving the big ol’ FU to Killian for the initial mate rejection, just not what I was expecting!

Anyways, perhaps once I get a few more of this trope under my belt I may feel differently. I’m moving onto book 2 right away, and I do think I will give this a re-read at some point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail