Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Predator by RuNyx

24 reviews

lookingfor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

exlibris_valerie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, and War

anaya_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

It was pretty darn good. The tension, the spice, found family. The author did a great job giving both MC’s substance and background to be discovered. A true enemies to lovers

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sleepingbreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

taylorjade's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

hapalyn's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

wannabe_lee's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Grief

reka111's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

One day, I'm going to carve your heart out and keep it as a souvenir. I promise.

Huh that was very, VERY weird and in the truest sense of the word. Honestly, I've never been a fan of dark romance (or even romance books), but something clicked inside me and I thought maybe I should give it another chance after last time, after Brutal Prince. Well, whether it worked out or not, I honestly don't know. 

Morana was a (oddly) very lovable female protagonist, full of qualities and personality traits that earned my love. Her anger, her passion, her sudden decisions, and her mistakes made her alive in a way I rarely see in books like this. Tristan was a tougher nut to crack for me, but at the end of the day, I can't say I hate him, not like I do with many other characters of this type, he wasn't too much, he wasn't as overprotective, he wasn't an alpha male I couldn't stand, in short, even he wasn't terrible. Dante and Amara stole my heart. They are my heart. 

The love thread was quite fine, it didn't feel so forced, and I even feel a bit like this relationship between them is still very open and rudimentary. Either way, they are lovable in their own way and truly deserve each other. 

I basically liked the plot, it wasn't much and it wasn't incomprehensible either, in a word, it was normal. I liked that the past and the investigation were in it, albeit in a subplot. I think the pace was set up well, although at times it felt either too fast or too slow, depending on what was happening. The ending was well concluded anyway, it gave a little spark to the sequel, but honestly, not enough for me to continue right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Torture, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

2.5

Morana, the genius daughter of a Mafia lord, has created a super code that was stolen. Suspecting it was stolen by the elusive and lethal Tristan Caine, the only non -blood member in a rival Mafia family, Morana infiltrates his house intent on killing him and stealing back the code. But something bigger is going on and these two enemies must put their hate aside to fight it. 

I am not a huge fan of 3rd POV.  I wish this had been in 1st and dual POV, it would have been so much more interesting. 

Morana is apparently a genius. I guess this is a case of book smart but not street smart. Seeing as she is a "certified genius" and Mafia daughter, she sure makes some very poor decisions. We are meant to see her a strong and fierce, but she really isn't. 

Tristan's backstory is extremely horrific and that explains why is is the way he is. It would break most people, but it just turned him deadly. This could have made for very interesting character development, sadly he was petty one dimensional and boring. My take away is that he has beautiful blue eyes and whisky voice, as we are told 10000x. 

I thought the idea behind the plot, with the code, was interesting. But it quickly fell to the side as so many other things were introduced and made the plot super messy.

the missing girls, the impending Mafia war, the romance, escaping her father etc...

I did like Dante and Amara and am interested in their book! 

Tropes: Mafia, enemies-to-lovers, dark romance 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tguccione'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture