Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole

35 reviews

luchikreads'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and War

mayasophie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and War

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Alcohol

lara_trio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

If this is only the beginning of this series, I am scared for my heart and sanity. 

I loved the urban fantasy vibes of this book. The love story between Liam and Dianna is so fucking good I couldn’t get enough. 

The only thing I have I say is what the actual fuck, there is absolutely no way. I refuse to believe the ending because no just no. 

I refuse to believe that she is dead, there is no way he would

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dmchesher's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

dcnireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Pandemic/Epidemic

ewatt33's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and War

Minor: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

g_monaghan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Was not expecting to like this as much as I did, but it is an angsty slow burn enemies to lovers...
Dianna is a fun character with hidden depths, she is a survivor who presents herself as an irredeemable demon and isn't bothered about being 'good', whereas Liam is the most powerful being in the universe who is pretty much judge, jury and executioner. Liam self-imposed his own isolation to -'avoid destroying anthing further' when really he is a God with ptsd...and Dianna wants to rile him up.
  
The main characters do literally trauma bond but the angst is worth it, and the dialogue had my jaw on the floor at times. 

This book does include an exploitative relationship which the FMC is aware of yet stays for the safety of her sister so might be triggering for some. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

wishlissa's review against another edition

I just couldn’t get into the writing. Cool idea, but I don’t think it was executed as well as it could have been. Felt like it just needed an editor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail