Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout

24 reviews

missgarceau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

elleclair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Violence, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent and Drug use

letiross's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Death of parent

readbyella_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cursing, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Animal death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

headinthepages's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

spicybambi's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Child death, Death of parent, Sexism, Suicide, and Torture

cryosphinx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

I found this to be quite better in a lot of ways than FBAA but also too similar in spots. There's a lot of predictable twists because they were there at least somewhat in FBAA. The other bothers from FBAA are also here with random modern phrases and Q&A style info dumps but it is such a relief that there isn't a lot of repetative dialogue happening. And the banter between Sera and Ash is *delicious* and the steamy scenes are way better written. 

The first half is pretty slow but the second half is action packed the whole way through. There is still some lull for dialogue but the second half is defitwhere the book shines.

Overall, I really, really enjoyed this and thought I would be "meh" not having Poppy and Hawke but Sera and Ash? Maybe BETTER?! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Confinement, and Child death

bea_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Bullying, Animal cruelty, and Grief

nirelcita's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

idk what people (booktok) are on about bashing the blood and ash & flesh and fire series’s. they’re blinded by acotar (which to be fair i have yet to read) these books im honestly obsessed with. i slurp them up like the best noodle soup money can buy. highly recommend reading the blood&ash series first. the only note i have is in the dialogue its a little too modern for my taste but thats just me being finicky. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, Torture, and Violence