diamondsequallove25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Death and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, and Emotional abuse
mariakureads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Thane is cold and distant in a way that leaves him almost nonchalant and unfeeling towards others and slightly self absorbed in his own pain that he's blind to the rest around him which might not be a problem except he's just signed a deal to take a human bride for the next 7 years, which honestly he's not wanting.
Whereas our human MC, Catalina, signed the deal to get away from her world and all the bad with it, I'm thinking in hopes of something better. She has a lot of issues, one being that she's so used to being verbally, mentally and possibly physically abused that she can't tell when she is being hurt thus harmed and in violation of their contract because it's so "normal" to her.
I tried but honestly Thane doesn't recognize his maltreatment until more than 3/4ths of the way in and by then I really couldn't see or understand how aside from the contract keeping them together, why, and this is a short read, they would be together? She has so many different self issues aside from being a survivor of abuse to stay in a relationship with a man who neglected her time and time again and added on to the damage.
I loved The Dragon's Bride and am curious to see how the others play out, hoping that the other protagonists get better treatment than Catalina did.
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Grief, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Confinement, Death, and Body shaming
harveyjoy53's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death and Toxic relationship
caseymac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Abortion, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
mads_reads_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy and Abortion
Minor: Body shaming, War, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
skaurgo's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abortion, Abandonment, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
ashleycmms's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual content, Death, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic relationship
Minor: War and Blood
queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Confinement, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Abortion
kbairbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Abortion, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy
kim03's review against another edition
2.25
Here is why:
- Catalina was abused and neglected all throughout her life. Thane takes advantage of that several times.
- Thane is a selfish bastard who says hurtful things to Catalina but it's okay because hE dOeSn'T mEaN iT
- This is purely my preference, but I don't like to read about widowed people. At all.
- Don't know how to explain this one: I hate thane. Everything he does felt like nails on chalkboard. It was like anything he did would make me mad. And he did plenty of shitty things
Spoiler
(except when he helps Catalina with an abortion)Spoiler
(like putting Catalina into a building surrounded by water, when she can't swim and can't escape, letting her be treated like a prisoner, taking her away from other people even tho that'll depress her and then avoiding her BECAUSE OF HIS EGO AND DELICATE FEELINGS)
The only thing that kinda made up for some of this is the writing style and gender + sexuality inclusivity.
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Child abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual content