Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Her Soul for Revenge by Harley Laroux

9 reviews

the_wistful_word_witch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

An even spicier, kinkier read than the first. This one follows Juniper and Zane, another human/demon pairing within the same timeline as the first book. 

But it wasn't all spice and kink! There's revenge, murder, a burgeoning love story (that I believed a bit more than Rae and Leon's), a LOT of trauma, and a death cult to an eldritch god....

It's a somehow spicy yet traumatic read if you like dark romance, but be sure to read the triggers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

swolds's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

I couldn't put 'Her Soul for Revenge' down. It was very well written for a dark romance fan. I love that we get to know several people involuntarily involved in this cult, and that we get to see their points of view. At first, I was skeptical about the overlapping timelines and events because I was afraid of repetition, but it wasn't an issue. I loved seeing the female main character's growth and her unfolding story with Zane. It was a little more grotesque than the first book but even more captivating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

cash_mama's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

They’ve done it again! Another great book from Harley Laroux. Filled in gaps of the original story without getting repetitive and boring.  Very respectful view of PTSD without being whiny. Juniper used it as a source of strength while also acknowledging it could be her downfall. I don’t know how book 3 will go but I’m ready to devour it same as the first 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Medical trauma and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

angellike333's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

megsssss_'s review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol

helopiccin's review

dark tense slow-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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use and Forced institutionalization

zarakoconnor's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

shaipanda's review

fast-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

4.5

This book was wilddd 
I was tempted not to read cause I really hadn’t liked the first book in this series cause the FMC had really annoyed me off in the first one but I thought this was wayyy better 
The plot is probably even darker than the first one and definitely be aware of what you’re getting into but I am glad I read this one!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

zabeishumanish's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

4.25

The sex in this is deliciously depraved, our MC’s are a lovely pair of kinky switches. The book hits a huge swath of the most common BDSM related kinks from bondage to permanent marking to primal. 
This book took me a long time to read. I had to take many breaks while reading because the subject matter felt so sole consuming and serious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism