Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

4 reviews

karapillar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

katyfortner's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

If you like enemies to lovers, destined to be together, mates, and forced marriage tropes you will love this. Also, if you do not like lots of spice… this is not the book for you.

This book is about the Vampire “Blood” King, Adrian and the Human Princess, Isolde and how a peace treaty forces Isolde to marry Adrian. While she doesn’t want to be drawn to him, it seems like she can’t help but get whisked away by him and his honesty and protective nature of her. Not only does this book have vampires and monsters in it, it also adds in some mythology of witches.
I really liked that the author dove into the actual creation of magic and vampires. It gave the story a little more depth and world building.

What’s not to love about this coupling? I love that they are both the grumpy type but he is actually the grumpy to everyone but her. MY FAVORITE!!

While I did find it a little alarming that once Isolde did get power with her Queen title it seemed like she abused it almost immediately with killing anyone that spoke ill of her but she wouldn’t kill the girl that was making her jealous on purpose and trying to get in between their relationship?? However, I did really enjoy the fact that he was her ride or die. He never questioned her motives or actions and even when she did stab and kill people (who may have deserved some sort of punishment), he would take the knife from her and clean it for her.. my jaw was on the floor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.25

Why so much girl on girl hate? Isolde needs to brush up on the tenants of feminism and stop trying to fight basically every other women she comes across. This book was also very, VERY inspired by FBAA.

Additionally, for enemies-to-lovers this was very insta-lovey (yes there are ~reasons~ But still). 

I like the Hades and Persephone series but I do not think I will be continuing this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Domestic abuse