Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Lover Arisen by J.R. Ward

4 reviews

jj7twin's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

cluckieduck's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

Ay yi yi, what has this series turned into?!?

Many will agree that there's been an obvious dip in quality from the OG group of 6, but I've enjoyed a number of the in-between books with the ever-expanding cast of characters and, yes, I did enjoy a handful of snippets from this latest one but it's just becoming too much - too many pop culture references, too many POVs (seriously, there were 9 here), too much exposition (and non-pertinent stuff - where was the backstory on Balthazar? We learn absolutely nothing about him), too many CW: 

rape scenes

  rather than love scenes.

I'm really only sticking this out for Lassiter's book, because he's been done dirty at this point and deserves a character resuscitation from what he's been made into.

Disappointingly, it's just a whole lot of nothing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

brennaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I really feel like the series jumped the shark a few books ago. I'll read the next book, which is Lassiter's, but I'll stop after that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Stalking

Minor: Blood and Vomit