Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Tragic Bonds, by J. Bree

6 reviews

ka_ke's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Okay. Nox now has a very special place in my heart. As the daughter of a CSA survivor, my heart broke when his story was shared with Oli, and everything about his character makes sense and its well developed. I feel as though it would have benefitted if only Oli & the Dravens had the “extra” abilities, but I also think the series could have been condensed into 3-4 books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, War, Gaslighting, Classism, Body horror, Confinement, Murder, Sexual content, Grief, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Child abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Xenophobia, Torture, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

roorooreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

Another amazing installment, and another cliffhanger. Lucky for me I already have the next and last 😭 audiobook ready to go! At this point I can't say much about the book itself because spoilers but these books are so addictive and I love them!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: War

Minor: Alcohol

samantha_ellen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Finallllllly we got Nox’s back story! Ugh 4 books of him being an arse… but man was it worth it! 

I loved the authors plot choices with how she fixed the ending of b4 - it all made sense & the extra connection between Oli & Nox, how they were able to KNOW each other so completely by going through that process was such a smart idea to get them to a good place quickly!

His story is definitely heart breaking & I can see why he is as messed up as he is… also why he needs control in the bedroom - wow that scene was next level!  The shadow play, his total control she also gave her consent was ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

For me the first 100 pages with Oli & Nox was the best part of this book. 

I liked the developments of the other bonds as well & that final battle between them & the resistance with the bond group all working together was PERFECT 🙌🏽

I didn’t see the final twist - I knew there had to be someone higher up who was more powerful… so that’s made me really excited for the final book! 

As always the spice was fantastic, love the difference between Oli & all the bonds & what they do! 

Again I read this book in 2 days & cant wait for the next one… but am also so sad it will be the last! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, and Violence

stressedandobsessed's review

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective 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

god these books are so freaking good!! im sad this one was so much shorter than the last two but i hope the next one never ends. i can already feel myself sinking into a slump while i wait for the last one.

Spoiler

councilman north draven is my absolute favorite with nox mother freaking draven as a supppppper close runner up. i still love gryphon soo much and gabe is amazing too. idk why i dont like atlas as much hes just a little too docile for my liking. the ending also wasnt as bad as any of the other books so far. i dont like that we killed the only big bad that we actually know about, i wish we knew more already. we only have one book left and i feel like thats not nearly enough. im nervous its going to feel super rushed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, War, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gore

cassie12_21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Vomit, Torture, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, and Blood

Minor: Car accident

darkspell's review

dark emotional tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Death of parent