Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Lilacs and Leather by Thora Woods

6 reviews

hanna's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Devoured this! This is the first Omegaverse novel I've read but as a former kid with no internet restrictions this, of course, isn't my first foray into the Omegaverse world.

The pack dynamics in this are so well developed and you can tell that the author really went beyond "yeah alphas and omegas fuck a lot" and put effort into making this a believable world with laws and customs surrounding A/B/O.

At first, I found Lydia to be a bit too much of a Mary Sue but she really grew on me throughout the book and I loved seeing her different relationships with all the pack members develop.

The angst is deep with this one and I'm sure we'll get a lot of drama in the future and I'm here for it! I wish more RH/poly novels were series instead of standalones, as we can get so much more individuality in their relationships that way. Personally, I'm just here for more Lex content 😉

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Biphobia

rileyk's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Abandonment, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Rape

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Alcohol, Biphobia, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

irmingard's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Rape

clem2605's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? No

4.5

Very good story! I’ve never read an omegaverse story as well written. 

The author plays beautifully with the genre and its tropes while changing or ignoring the more harmful or unbelievable ones.

The author manages to avoid one of my biggest pet-peeve in romance: the timing of the story. There are often inconsistencies, or the love story happens in a week, where the characters barely eat/sleep/work, with little to no consequences (I’m not even talking about the realism of building an entire relationship in a week).

All in all, Thora Woods seems to be a very promising author, and I’ll definitely read the next book in the story, and check her next works! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Stalking, and Sexual violence

Minor: Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Homophobia

kmfranc3's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse