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A Deal With a Demon 2: The Kraken's Sacrifice by Katee Robert
64 reviews
diamondsequallove25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Death and Toxic relationship
Minor: Emotional abuse, Abortion, and Pregnancy
sophiesmallhands's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War
itsgalactic's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Abandonment
stuffandwhatnot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
As with the previous book, I thought they jumped right to the boinking rather quickly, given their respective emotional states. I could have done with a full-length slower burn, myself.
Graphic: Grief and Abortion
Moderate: Emotional abuse
mariakureads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Thane is cold and distant in a way that leaves him almost nonchalant and unfeeling towards others and slightly self absorbed in his own pain that he's blind to the rest around him which might not be a problem except he's just signed a deal to take a human bride for the next 7 years, which honestly he's not wanting.
Whereas our human MC, Catalina, signed the deal to get away from her world and all the bad with it, I'm thinking in hopes of something better. She has a lot of issues, one being that she's so used to being verbally, mentally and possibly physically abused that she can't tell when she is being hurt thus harmed and in violation of their contract because it's so "normal" to her.
I tried but honestly Thane doesn't recognize his maltreatment until more than 3/4ths of the way in and by then I really couldn't see or understand how aside from the contract keeping them together, why, and this is a short read, they would be together? She has so many different self issues aside from being a survivor of abuse to stay in a relationship with a man who neglected her time and time again and added on to the damage.
I loved The Dragon's Bride and am curious to see how the others play out, hoping that the other protagonists get better treatment than Catalina did.
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, and Death
myinvinciblesummer's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
addanumlaut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
fadeddpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Emotional abuse
bridiea's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Abortion
cardaisy's review against another edition
I had high hopes for this book especially since I really enjoyed the first in the series, but this straight up sucked for me. The MMC was neglectful and abusive and the FMC put up with it because of past abuse and seeing his actions as normal and to be expected
Also maybe this is just me reading it wrong, but the CWs at the start of the book really made it seem like abuse/neglect was all in the past (like in the first book) and not literally a key plot point. I guess this is supposed to be a dark romance? Maybe?? I just feel like that was not what was on the tin, especially since at the beginning of this book (just like in the first book) there is SUCH a heavy emphasis on the fact that no harm will come to the FMC
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Abandonment