Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Her Soul for Revenge by Harley Laroux

12 reviews

liaantje's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

Wow, just wow.
I so live this writing!

i love how the books are happening simultaneously so we see the lead up to zane and leon in the bar from both perspectives, and i finally get how jeremiah summoned a reaper without a grimoir. but he actially used Zane, aaaghhhh he tried to destroy Leon by using Zane AAAAGGAHHHHHH

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

the_wistful_word_witch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

An even spicier, kinkier read than the first. This one follows Juniper and Zane, another human/demon pairing within the same timeline as the first book. 

But it wasn't all spice and kink! There's revenge, murder, a burgeoning love story (that I believed a bit more than Rae and Leon's), a LOT of trauma, and a death cult to an eldritch god....

It's a somehow spicy yet traumatic read if you like dark romance, but be sure to read the triggers!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

theequeendee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

I enjoyed this book better than the first book. I love how the author uses the motif of revenge and the description of PTSD that Juniper goes through after surviving a Cult's attempt to sacrifice her to their "god." I loved that it wasn't the usual "I want to fix what's broken" trope but it's the "I love you, especially all of your broken parts." 

I love how Juniper wasn't the damsel in distress but the badass female lead that wants revenge for herself and for the death of her brother. Zane and Juniper are my favorite characters by far in this series. I can't wait to read book three.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse

melli_sophie's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Religious bigotry

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

swolds's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I couldn't put 'Her Soul for Revenge' down. It was very well written for a dark romance fan. I love that we get to know several people involuntarily involved in this cult, and that we get to see their points of view. At first, I was skeptical about the overlapping timelines and events because I was afraid of repetition, but it wasn't an issue. I loved seeing the female main character's growth and her unfolding story with Zane. It was a little more grotesque than the first book but even more captivating.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

lisa07xie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

I really liked it somethings I already knew would happen because of the first book but I still loved how Strong Juniper was she is such a power woman! I love her and Zane together they are the perfect broken revenge team I feel like. I just really loved the revenge part in this one and that party were she got her piercing if you know you know it was sooo good omg!!!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

shaipanda's review against another edition

fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

This book was wilddd 
I was tempted not to read cause I really hadn’t liked the first book in this series cause the FMC had really annoyed me off in the first one but I thought this was wayyy better 
The plot is probably even darker than the first one and definitely be aware of what you’re getting into but I am glad I read this one!! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

shinyfox's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

using gun for sexual penetration, predator/prey dynamic

sultrytartreviews's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.75

I'd like to start this review off as saying, I'm pretty sure this low rating was all on me and not the book. I just had a really hard time wanting to pick this story up for some reason. It felt slow to me, but I can't explain why (other than the possibility that I already somewhat knew what would happen from book 1). I now know for a fact that this couples' kinks were not for me...the blood play and the gun play were too far for my tastes and left me feeling nothing during their steamy scenes. Which, honestly, I was shocked by. This hasn't happened to me in a taboo/high steam romance before. I found myself not really connecting with either MC, as well. A small thing, but I also wish the epilogue had been...more? We barely got anything from it and it wasn't very far from when the full storyline took place. So...not very helpful to see the couple coming together in bliss after the fact. 

I still recognize that this book was well written and did lots of things right, I just couldn't click with it for some reason. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

sexual CW: blood play, use of guns during intimate scenes, pain play

queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Death of parent