Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Born, Madly by Trisha Wolfe

5 reviews

aelsaj711's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I don't think I read this at the right time which is why maybe the beginning of the book didn't hit for me as much as I expected, but I did still enjoy it but only by the 40-50% mark I would say. After that it began to pick up speed and it was more gripping for me. I also had a hard time visualizing the ending, but maybe that's just me? It wasn't as mysterious as it lead me to believe; I knew who the copy-cat was from the start:/ But the way the author was telling it, it almost seemed like she wanted it to be very easy to guess? 3.5 stars because it was gripping and I still enjoyed London and Grayson's dynamic, although a reveal relating to her wasn't as fleshed out as I think it deserved to be. I still did enjoy the author's writing style though, which increased my rating slightly.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

nokvi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Girl LMAOOOOOOOO, it's not the worst book ever so there's that

So I read this after Born, Darkly and let me just say, I strongly prefer book one. However, this does not negate book two of it's own charm. But I simply could not care for these characters, I'm sorry, sis is hanging over a (view spoiler) and I couldn't care less like. The scene is set and the tension is there but I seriously could not care.

There's a... shift in the writing that causes book 2 to lose the charm of book 1 and tbh I think this was the first time I did not enjoy a dual POV book. HONESTLY, this did not deserve a HEA (view spoiler). Could you imagine how delicious it would have been, if it ended right at that chapter. wow.

I will give Trisha another read before forming an opinion about her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lindsayreadsandcoffeebeans's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

I certainly enjoyed this 2nd book more than the first. I had a really hard time getting into it and I personally thought I'd love the duet based on the descriptions.

I did listen to the audiobook of both and maybe that was part of it. I've listened to the male narrator before and enjoyed him and I did enjoy him in this as well. The one thing I didn't like was the trade off of chapters and narrators. I think it would have been more impactful to have him read Greyson's lines even in London's chapters and vice versa. 

Overall, it wasn't my favorite, but I am still interested in the pairings. Has anyone read her Necrosis of the Mind Duet, Cruel and Malady, if so what did you think? 

Hollows Row is on my list, but I'm trying to wait until the next book comes out I hate waiting after finishing books 😭😆

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

abbyreadsbigbooks123's review against another edition

2.0

Eh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

theartistreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

Oh. My. God. That's all I can say, but I'm pretty certain I'm about to read this author's entire backlog!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail