Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

17 reviews

akirma's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

The premise is so promising, but the writing style made reading this like pulling teeth. The characters seem flat, there's no discernible rationale behind their actions. The author throws the world at your feet and just expects you to go along with it. I kept thinking "this scene would be great if it were written by someone competent". It's a pity, seeing as the plot twists at the end of the book make me want to know what happens next but I just can't take 400 more pages of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

teri_b's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I read this to get an idea as to what my own take on this series is.

Suffice to say that I dnfed this book nearly a couple of times. The toxicity of the relationships  that is defined by the adults is appalling. Combined with the underlying representation of eating disorders that can be triggering, I would not consider this book to be a healthy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

bohemianhermit04's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Blood

cc0906's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical trauma, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Vomit

catherinedsharp's review against another edition

This just wasn’t the book for me. I bought it years ago as a teenager and haven’t read it. The blurb is misleading in my opinion of what the text is, and there is very brutal treatment of characters done ‘out of love’ which just does not agree with me. 

This fantasy is an interesting premise but the cruelty it shows in comparison to the YA style of writing, just didn’t agree with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

em_davies7019's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, Infidelity, Animal death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content and Confinement

supernova7's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I was wandering the library and stumbled on this book series. The premise was compelling: triplet queens with supernatural powers who need to fight each other to win the crown. I am so glad I did. This was fast paced and easy to read, which gave my overworked brain a needed break. I am impressed with the world building of this author; I believe that there are different cultures on this island and the characters react to and live within these cultures. I am engrossed in the folklore and history of the island and I want to learn more. The worse part of this book is the inclusion of a love triangle. That part felt forced, predictable, and frustrating, to be honest. It made me care a lot less about two of the characters. I’ll say this book ended well too, and I am excited to go back to the library to get the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

rosenau's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Gore, Murder, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Death, Abandonment, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Vomit

bookishgoob's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

this book was a beautiful fantasy that wasn’t incredibly confusing in the world building. the perspectives of each place and how they train up their queens was so interesting to see. i’m so glad i started this series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

martereadsbooks's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, and Body shaming