Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Gild by Raven Kennedy

153 reviews

jenminicricket's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I definitely plan to continue this series. I am intrigued by the premise and hopefully that the future books in the series will be fit my reading style a bit better. Of course the genre that it is, there are plenty of red flags a waving everywhere, but we seemed to creep through the plot. It is definitely a character focused book, but I would have loved a few more answers and something a but stronger to pull me through the slower cadence of the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Gaslighting, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

heather1023's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

swolerabbit's review against another edition

too much sexual assault for my liking, let alone for a romance novel. 
and i'm supposed to read the whole series??? nope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Child death, Blood, Sexism, Rape, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Violence, War, Slavery, Infertility, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent

m0nnney's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I think it is misleading to label this book a romance. This book would also require trigger warnings. If you are aware what you are getting into, it could be a good read but I fear the marketing gets people into the book with wrong expectations leading them to misunderstand and dislike the book. Overall I thought it was insightful and could be a really good story about abuse and how it changes the abused. It could help understand why victims act the way they do and how ones worldview can be corrupted by years of abuse. I have not read any other books of the series so I do not know how it progresses.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

jennaxbakos's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Cursing

jamby4546's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

kria96's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gaslighting, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

pagepixie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This book is HEAVY. It’s honestly emotionally taxing and I wasn’t expecting it. 

I was deeply d saddened by the themes of the book and it made it difficult to get through at certain parts. It’s violent. Mostly towards women. 

However, I was gripped from page one. 

I liked three characters in this book. The MC, Auren, I liked Sail (my baby boy) and Digby. By the end I liked Rissa too. 

Mostly I hate everyone tho lol. 

However! I love the turn this book took at the end! I can’t believe I didn’t guess it earlier! Auren is the one who can turn things to hold and not Midas!  I’m ecstatic! 

I’m also excited to see some real romance bloom between our girl and a man who turkey respects her and loves her for HER.

9/9 EDIT: thinking about it, I need to lower my rating I think this book compared to the others was just not good. The violent themes toward women didn’t sit well with me, and compared to my other 3 star ratings it just doesn’t compare. I’m sorry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and War

pagesihavenotyetread's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

onism_catharsis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Gore