Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Glow by Raven Kennedy

15 reviews

frantically's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

Definitiv ein Filler, aber niemand schreibt Filler wie Raven Kennedy 😉 hab das Gefühl seit Band 1 ist nichts mehr wirklich passiert, aber ey, ich liebe trz noch

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny and Blood

itsbrianascall's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death

homesweetread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Infidelity

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

I really liked this book. It was nice to see Slade and Auren grow closer and see their relationship evolve. The ending of this book had me gasping, crying, clutching my pearls. It was nice to see more of Slade’s past and more of the world. Auren has been through so much and although she occasionally slips on her journey she is so resilient. The relationship between Slade and Ryatt is also complex and interesting. There are lots of great written characters

and a lot to happen in the impending war.

I’m really interested to see where the series goes from here but I’m invested 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Misogyny, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

jasperw's review against another edition

The first book in this series I thought was long as it was mostly just set up, but interesting enough it kept me engaged. The second book I really adored. The third book felt like it dragged on and was way longer than it needed to be. This book, the fourth, is just painful. The writing is SO slow. So little happens and yet there are so many chapters with so many characters narrating. The writing just also feels overdone. Not every detail needs to be explained in painful detail. It also feels so repetitive. I really like the idea of this series, and I like some of the characters, but this book is making me not even care about them. I was really rooting for the love interests going into this book, but I just feel so bored and over them now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

_charliesbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

katvou's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting

malisac16's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

naturally's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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

3.75

not as strong as glint, or gleam, however i still had a fun time reading. the plot was very slow and huge portion of glow could be considered filler. but i think that we're provided with a very in-depth character study for slade, who i've been desperate to know more about, and auren.

whilst some old questions were answered, so many new ones emerged. we learned a lot about slade's powers but i was confused about

about the actual magic and physics lore of orea, bc it seems very sudden that slade can now rip holes in dimensions across time/from orea to annwyn. now that the bridge is restored, i'm predicting his father will reappear in gold???

the sex scenes were very...creative! ngl there was a major tone shift whenever they arose. gone was the fantasy feel, and in came the real-world 21st century porn script. still hot though. very funny too.

although, i'm not sure if the dom/sub, rough sex undertones really work in a narrative that highlights auren's recovery from an abusive relationship idk. food for thought

glow is a book where you have to just along with the plot. i'm so invested in the series at this point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Grief, Alcohol, and War