Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

36 reviews

karly_ackley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

natashareadsbooks's review

adventurous fast-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

Daughter of the Siren Queen picks up where Daughter of the Pirate King leaves off. 

Alosa completes her mission and now not only does she have all three pieces of the map to the infamous hidden treasure, but those that kept her captive previously are now prisoners on her own ship. 

Riden, the unexpectedly loyal first mate is under her orders. And Vordan will be facing her father's justice soon. 

But Vordan reveals one of her father's secrets that he has kept for years - and then the race is on. Will Alosa and her crew survive the deadly match up between the nortourious Pirate King? 

So I loved the fast pace & the thrilling adventure in the world & between the characters. 

Alosa was still fierce & strong - still an amazing pirate and Captain of her crew, & coming to terms with her other side and abilities - which she will need to beat the deadly race against her father the Pirate King. This read was quick & easy & perfect for summer being pirates on the open sea. I cannot wait to dive into book 3 & find out what happens next between the characters and in this world. I definitely recommend this series if you love YA fantasy, pirates and sirens. 

4.5 ⭐ out of 5⭐. 

1🌶️ out of 5🌶️. Build up & tension between characters. 

Tropes: 

 

→ YA Fantasy

→ pirates

→ sirens

→ enemies/rivals to lovers 

→ slow burn 

→ captive/captor 

→ one bed 

→ forced proximity 

→ hurt/comfort 

→ knife to throat 

→ found family 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kwheelzroxx's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

lisa07xie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? N/A

5.0

Omg this book it was PERFECTION!!! I did not expect to cry but I did it was sad and happy and made me anxious god it made me feel everything and I am so happy for Riden and Alosa! I loved the dynamics and the story it was so captivating I would definitly recommend this book to everyone! Might be my new all-time favourite!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

asahome's review against another edition

adventurous funny

4.5

TL;DR: A young woman gains a better understanding of her family and the gifts from her heritage. Through facing these challenges, she forms deeper connections with the found family she loves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Cannibalism, Murder, and Sexual harassment

I couldn't find a tag for this, but there were many times when Alosa used her Siren abilities against the will of the person she used them on.

augustar14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Torture, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual content

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

My feelings for this book are stronger than the first one. I loved the character development, both in terms of Alosa’s relationship to her father and her relationship to Riden. We got to see more of Riden’s motivations too. I really hated the miscommunication trope and feel like both Alosa and Riden were bad listeners and also bad communicators for the first half of the book. But eventually they started talking lol. This book was definitely more gruesome than the first one, and I gasped out loud multiple times. I’m glad with how it all turned out, and how the story wrapped up nicely. What an adventure of a story! So many twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

brynleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

mtoll's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny and Abandonment

bellag_1008's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

Could not put it down! Literally!

Reason it’s not a 5 is because:
-some of the lines were too on the nose for me, but that’s forgivable since it is YA
-I wish there was more development/progress between for love interest. Didn’t like the miscommunication part and wish to have better understood his pov. 
-wish the ending provided a little more closure. It felt like the resolution was too short, I wish it had at least 5-10 more pages.

Overall really cute. Some good lines. Funny. Lots of plot turns but at times I questioned the necessity of them, while still enjoying them. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Cannibalism, and Abandonment