Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

King of the Dark by Ariana Nash

3 reviews

bespectacled_lemur's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Only docking points because for a bit there I was convinced it was gonna be

a nice poly domestic trilogy. The twist broke me.

Heart wrenching stuff but well-delivered. Not sure what to expect from the next two books but they're already on the way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

nikki_b's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

I have an enemies-to-lovers relationship with this series. (The plot + characters make me mad and I like it!!!! 😤)

I love how messy and dumb these characters are (in a very human "making quick, emotionally-charged decisions with none of the necessary information" way, not in a "I am worried this character has a brain-eating parasite" way). Niko is angry 😡 all the time and that does get a bit tiring by later books but... he's got reasons so I let it slide. He's young and f'ed up.
I don't get the Witcher vibes here (aside from white hair) that other people have mentioned. Feels more like a mashup of Game of Thrones and Captive Prince with a sprinkle of orcs + magic from LOTR. 

I did see some twists coming but not all of them... and that automatically grants an author some extra stars from me even if I might burn my Kindle reading about someone's "cheeks flickering/fluttering" every two pages. (facial cheeks not 🍑 cheeks, unfortunately LOL.)

DEFINITELY mind trigger/content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty and Blood

sixav's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and War