Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

King by S.J. Tilly

19 reviews

amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

dark 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

My summary: Savannah is on a third date with a lame guy she’s already planning on never seeing again, when they run into his wife and her mob boss brother, King. Savannah soon learns that King is not one to be crossed and is swept into his world in a rather coercive fashion. In the most unlikely situation you can imagine, King is instantly drawn to Savannah, and Savannah soon realizes that she may be falling in love with King. 

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My thoughts: If you want a twisted, dark, and deliciously smutty mafia romance, look no further. It’s a pretty f*cked up plot. I mean, this is not morally grey here. This is straight up, gruesome, almost deranged gangster sh*t throughout most of it. And I absolutely devoured it and thoroughly enjoyed, well, almost all of it. Literally couldn’t put it down and read it in about a day. I definitely recommend you check out the trigger warnings on this one, this series is not for the faint of heart or the easily squeamish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement and Trafficking

andeng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

gelslitreviews's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence and Torture

dovahkiin_shea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.25

holy CARP-- it got even better!! i LOVE king so much and savannah is truly his match in all the best ways. i love the "forced marriage" aspect and how it all ended up playing out. THE SCENE IN CHICAGO AT DOM'S HOUSE?!?!?!? HOT AF. i was eating that one up. and the ending lowkey broke my heart

all of king's internal monologue of how he saw how he was ruining her life made me sad and want to hug him so bad... like girl... he kidnapped her, threatened her family, and forced her to marry him but you feel bad for him....? yes, i know its weird BUT I DID!!

this one is my favorite of the series so far, but boy, i am EXCITED to read dom's book ;)

⚠️: violence, torture, kidnapping, injury/injury detail, gun violence, murder, body horror, trafficking, fatphobia, infidelity, death, blood, gore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Trafficking

readswithcat's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

 Content Warnings: Gun violence, violence, blood, body horror, gore, torture, kidnapping, sexual situations, and sexual harassment. Mention of: trafficking, toxic relationships, infidelity, and fatphobia.

HOLY CRAP. I wasn't super sure about reading King's book but am I glad I did! Imo, WAY hotter than Nero's book 🔥 With Nero and Payton I was mildly invested but with King and Savannah...I was ALL in from the start.

Ngl with how much I loved King's book I kind of wish we would have been introduced to more players so we could get more books out of the Alliance series 😭 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

cabuff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

sarahyjackson's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

Mafia himbo supremacy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault