Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Reaper by A. Zavarelli

3 reviews

schottofjen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

tempestjones's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

ashleycmms's review against another edition

4.0

I did not enjoy this as much as the first book, because it heavily deals with child abuse/trauma (a lot of which is intense psychological, physical, emotional and some moments of sexual as well), sexual abuse (including children), domestic violence, etc. A LOT of this is on page and explicit. The characters are truly both going through A LOT and I’m not a believer in relationships can be salvation, so this book was a little difficult for me. BUT I do see how healthy relationships is something that both characters were SEVERELY lacking and how the introduction of that could change so much for them. That being said, I really loved both characters separately and I enjoyed seeing them being genuinely KIND and patient to/with one another (because they both had little of that in their lives.) I think this is the ONE romance where I would have liked it to be more on page slow burn? Like these people can’t do therapy, but uhhhh something has to give LOL.  

Also, like the consensual sex scenes are all so cold to read? Not intimate at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Pregnancy