Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

55 reviews

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Solid characterisation, decent worldbuilding, fun tropes. Also had a good mystery going on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Torture, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and War

meremeth's review against another edition

4.0

Hot, fun, and very sweet! Such an easy read, flew through it so quick.
The love interest is such a simp for her I love it 😂
Loved reading such healthy communication around intimacy in a romance book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Blood

Moderate: Confinement and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

lkristin2018's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

This is a fantasy romance between a werewolf and a vampire, who are wed in order to create a peaceful alliance between traditional enemies. There is also a mystery regarding the main character’s best friend who is missing without a trace. There is very graphic sex, including mild kink. There were several joking references to suicide and self harm.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

The author used several words that are stigmatizing from a mental health perspective, such as bonkers, unhinged, and losing one’s mind. There were also several jokes about taking one’s life, and some references to self harm.

jess_always_reading's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Super fun, a great story and interesting world-building. I really appreciate that Hazelwood stepped away from the typical a bit when writing Lowe (Alpha Were). We love enthusiastic consent!

A really fun romantasy that doesn't take itself too seriously (hello knotting joke in the dedication 🤣)
 
10/10 would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Violence

prispris88's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

I’m a big fan of the fantasy genre so I just had to read a vampire + werewolf romantasy! Loved her other book, The Love Hypothesis 😍 so I just had to read this one next. Literally listened to 80% of the book in one day because I was obsessed with this storyline and well the 🌶️😏. I didn’t see some of those plot twists coming either!  Note: I listened to the audiobook & the voice actors did a good job

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, and Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping

deluna's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

akswhy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

0.5

The only good thing I can say is that it is more original than her other work. Otherwise I was not a fan, personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

taryn_g's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent

barbarianmissy's review against another edition

informative lighthearted mysterious fast-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

3.0

Okie dokie. This book was odd. I didn’t dislike it but at the same time I don’t think it resonated with me. The story was fun and… interesting 😳, but the romance wasn’t romancing for me the way I think it was supposed to. 

I KNOW this is a vampire book BUT I’m weird about needles and IVs and stuff and since blood drinking was a big part of the romantic plot I was unfortunately literally heavily and embarrassingly gagging through a lot of their romantic scenes…. I wish this was a joke. 

The story itself was quite fun though! I really enjoy Ali Hazelwood’s humour and her incredibly intelligent writing style! It was a good palette cleanser book and a good wee mystery! 

FUN OVERALL BUT I GUESS IM NOT AS TEAM EDWARD AS I THOUGHT I WAS! DAMMIT ALL TO HELL!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

mishaps's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail