Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin

58 reviews

maelien's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Checking TWs on this one is a MUST. The triggers are very graphic and prevalent. 

That aside - this book was so spellbinding. I felt like I was right there in the action from the first words. Bennet was what I always pretended to be as a young kid playing Pirates 🏴‍☠️ bold, brazen, sultry. It was gut wrenching to experience the atrocities happening to her, soothed with the tenderness of two men who love her so fiercely and protectively ❤️‍🔥 I can already feel the book hangover taking hold of me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

bluestockingbookshop's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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: Confinement, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Colonisation

katemariesmith's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Sexual assault

bgrilley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicide

katjones98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Hella spicy. Gotta love pirates. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

yennifer's review against another edition

3.0

I figured out the Ashley thing about halfway through and I initially really loved it but the whole rape bit really took me out of it. I gotta say, I'm not a huge fan of sexual assault as a plot driver. That scene could have been written in a way that wasn't rape but did still convey a similar emotion, imo.

And then MORE RAPE!!! I didn't like that the multiple rapes ended up being Ashley's catalyst cause this story is about Bennett, dammit!!! The whole "you didn't know" scene really bothered me because it makes him the victim in this. I liked her forgiving them for herself but Ashley did not deserve it so easily. How could he not have at least suspected the situation on that boat? 

Thank god Priest faked the rape in front of Madwulf. And thank for the syphilis thing cause I would have DNF'd it if there had been a third round of raping Bennett.

I did pretty much sob my way through this book overall. I would have rated it higher if not for Ashley raping Bennett.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

kaitlintracy's review

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

paigeantonacci's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

leighlo_'s review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.0

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

A badass female pirate with two obsessive, possessive men chasing after her; what’s not to love?  This was a fun read! I wanted it spicier though. I would have liked more MMF scenes. Check trigger warnings, it gets pretty dark at times. 

- Age gap (11 years and 13 years)
- Enemies to lovers
- Captor x captive
- One bed trope
- Forced proximity 
- 🐱 spanking 
- 🍑 spanking 
- Non-con
- Cheating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse and Slavery

phoenixskye's review

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent