Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice

7 reviews

gayliott's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Anne Rice definitly has some of her more problematic moments in that one. But if you like her writing style and dramatics it's good for that. The horror also peeks in this one for the series so far. Very dark, very dramatic, gore and existencial. I love it but i would strongly advise checking the Trigger Warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Incest, and Abandonment

bordino's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

raybudbury's review against another edition

I may come back to this one but I hate Marius so bad I can’t get through it even though I love Armand.

I found out I HATE master/slave as a trope so I guess that’s nice to find out.  But the amount of grooming. Also this is supposed to be the good time in Armand’s life yeah 🔫 Marius I have a gun at all times pointed at you. Like I get it it’s the Venetian period BUT Anne could have written this in a more critical way but she chose not to and you can see in this book and other books her feelings on that shit. I’ve been thinking about what I would’ve thought as a young teen and I’m lowkey glad I stopped reading after the third book because I should notttttt have read this book as a teen. Good job teen me.  Anyway I’m being critical w it by not finishing this one cause I don’t have a gun to my head and I like to have fun

Bianca’s comment on Marius and his boys slayed though. Get that freak. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

shellfish's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

While there isn't literal incest, a major relationship does have a pseudo-incestuous dynamic, i.e. a relationship between a minor and a father figure.

moreau's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

probably my favorite book in the series. very disappointed in the lack of daniel and how shit the one mention of him was, him and armand are the best together. other than that, loved this book.
literally tw everything though its atrocious but i love that its funny

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

usually_sleep_deprived's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

parttimerarebookdealer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief