Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

15 reviews

sashascosyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

This book was definitely better than the first one. I feel like the story was less predictable - I wanted to keep reading to find out what happens next. FMC is still very much getting on my nerves (I feel she's too naive and lacks depth), but once I accepted this is how she is and I've stopped waiting for her character development, I started enjoying the plot a lot more. I will definitely read book 3 to find out how it ends.

Spoiler

And I have a sneaky suspicion that her new 'husband' will turn out to be Luc - I might be wrong, its just a feeling I have.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

faeriefox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

NAHHHH I NEED THE NEXT ONE RIGHT NOW
THIS WAS BETTER THE SECOND TIME
IM FREAKING IN LOVE WITH JACKS
SORRY EVA ILY BUT HES MINE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

esme_may's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Confinement, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

camiclarkbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

STEPHANIE! That cliffhanger was NOT COOL, man! And book three doesn’t come out until October 2023?!

Fabulous fairytale though—can’t wait to read the next installment!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content

totallybookedforlife's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Death

Minor: Blood, Sexual content, and Death of parent

lizclev's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing

emmacartlidge's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual content

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I enjoyed this book much more than Once Upon a Broken Heart (#1 in this series). That book felt somewhat disjointed, especially with the vampire section in the middle. This book had plenty of vampire action as well, which I typically don't like, but it actually fit with the storyline so seamlessly that it didn't bother me like it did in OUABH. 

I found myself stealing little snippets of time to read as often as possible, and when I could, I would just sit down and devour whole sections, because Stephanie Garber has - yet again - written an absolutely enchanting book. 

Spoiler

A few random thoughts: I did not expect Evangeline to be capable of killing someone! I was shocked when she murdered Petra, and I was totally here for the darkness of it all. The Hollow was my favorite area of The Magnificent North, I think. I was so upset when Evangeline took the mirth stone and the magic all disappeared and it essentially went to shambles. I'm still a little confused on the whole, Jacks is the Archer thing. Who was the original Fox? Not Donatella, right?

The slow burn between Jacks and Evangeline was great, and that ending....oof. Can't wait for book 3!

TW/CW: death of parents, death, murder, blood, sexual content, 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

aplain's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent