Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe

24 reviews

mj_86's review against another edition

emotional 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: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Rape, and Sexual harassment

lizacorn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

yellowbinge's review

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Rape, and Sexual harassment

danimacuk's review

emotional funny mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying, Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking, Alcohol, and War

tyras_bookshelf's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

(My review is for the series as a whole.) 

The world building, the storytelling, how Smythe deals with trauma and the characters healing 👏🏾 

I started reading in 2020 so it’s hard to sum up something that’s been running for so long but my favorite parts:

• Persephone’s arc; gaining confidence in herself, owning her mistakes, healing from her past, growing into a brave woman and (sometimes wrath-filled) queen. 
• Their relationship; the pining and slow burn with a big payoff.  (The age gap is uncomfortable, she’s 19 vs he’s like as old as time but the characters address it and it’s fantasy so you let it slide). There’s a lot of trust, respect and care in their relationship and it’s nice to see it grow. 
• All the artwork is really pretty!  
• Apollo and Kronos getting exactly what they deserve as terrible, violent beings. 

I’d read it again in a heartbeat and wish I could start it over. 

Very well done and it’s bittersweet to see it end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

audelidou's review

emotional funny sad medium-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

4.0

I love the series, so I enjoyed this book, but it wasn't the best installment. The pacing was kind of off, especially in the first half, and some of the big moments fell a bit flat, notably

the kiss which was very meh in my opinion. I don't particularly appreciate when these moments come from a negative emotion, and I think it's way better when it expresses the tenderness two characters feel for one another,like the scene where Persephone calls on Hades to help her sleep. This was PEAK.

I'm still excited to see what's next and will start the next book very quickly!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

theverycraftyvegan's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

I love a good mystery and a cliff hanger! Cannot wait to read the next volume. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infidelity and Stalking

bookishmillennial's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial 

This is again, another character-driven installment of the Lore Olympus comics, and I soaked up each page of it. I know it moves at a glacial pace, but I am learning to appreciate it and be fully submerged in these characters' journeys. I'm rooting for these honeys!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Gaslighting

amandapanda27's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

risten's review

emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Domestic abuse