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Timber by Tate James

19 reviews

schnoebs13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I think this was an amazing end to this series and really stayed true to who the characters were. At the same time, there was definitely hard moments that I felt like I had to disassociate from the characters and story just because of how intense they were which probably led to other moments down the road not hitting as emotionally as they could have because of that disassociation. That being said, I think those moments were still very valuable to the story. I loved how Hades finally let people in and had the guys be such an integral part of her life and work. I also loved that she was making friends. I’m really happy I gave this world another try. I definitely want to look into more companion series and maybe even finish up some of the other books I have by her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

bookintrovert's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Dementia

phoebexcx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Oh wow, where to even start. This series, this whole book UNIVERSE, in fact, has been an absolute ride from start to now (because it’s not even finished, I’ve still got the Guild series to go!). Tate James books are absolutely un-put-down-able - I don’t know how she does it! There is never a dull moment, never a place where I feel comfortable pausing to read and although I do my very best to pace myself, it’s HARD! The characters are so compelling, the storylines are completely electric and don’t even get me started on the chemistry and romance!! *SWOON* 

The plot is so well crafted, all these different threads being woven throughout the story that come together so well and all start to make sense the further you get. Everything fits into place with just enough left to drive you further forward into the next series. I’ve enjoyed it so much. I’ve tried to predict it as much as possible, but Tate James seems to be the absolute queen of plot twists and curved balls! Just when you think it can’t get any better, BAM! And those cliff hangers are just something entirely else. I’ve enjoyed every word of these series, with undoubtedly hundreds of highlights and bookmarks in each book to mark my favourite things. Phenomenal. I’d give it 10 stars if I could! And despite being worried it would be similar to the MK series and fall complicit, it is completely different in what I felt was even better. It’s darker, grittier, smoky. The characters are all just so well developed and distinguishable and it’s been great seeing characters from the previous series set in the same world too. I loved the darker aspects, the crushing reality and cruelty in places, and the gritty truths and hardships that just made the characters even more relatable and real. I can’t recommend this series, this universe, or this author enough. Truly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

krysley's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Stalking

marissaisbooked's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.25

Timber takes a significantly darker turn than the rest of the series so please be cautious. There’s no actual TWs/CWs provided in the book, just a note that you know what to expect if you’ve made it this far because you know Hades past. I’ll include triggers at the bottom of this review. 

I thought the series was great right up until the end. Hated the marriage in the epilogue despite Hades saying on 3 separate occasions within the final book that she’d never get married. And the ending overall was just kinda weak 🤷🏻‍♀️ all these epic showdowns with Chase just for her to say “a magician never reveals her secrets” when she magically can finally have him arrested and truly held.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5

🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5

Triggers:

• Rape
• Drugging
• Torture
• PTSD
• Hallucinations

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

alli_the_bookaholic13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Suicide

meliroo's review against another edition

dark

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

Okay, I lied. Timber is by FAR the darkest in the series. As a social worker with a background of trauma work, Hade’s recovery was sketchy at best, however her revenge was SWEET. The spice is incredible, and reminds me why Tate is one of my auto-reads. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Grief, and Death of parent

livvyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-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

<spoilers>
Holy moly this series was a ride I never wanted to get off of. I was on the edge of my seat the whole book. There were a lot of dark scenes so check triggers. I’m glad they show that hades is a human who struggles with real emotions and trauma. Daddy Cass is perfect and I freaking loved him so much. Zed and Lucas were great too and I loved how they each helped Hades in their own way. 
The way took Chase down was poetic and I didn’t expect that to happen. 
Also I may never eat marshmallows again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Check trigger warnings

books_before_bed_'s review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail