Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Un prince cruel (Le sang en héritage) by Sophie Lark

38 reviews

blakeleyshea's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.5

Not what I was expecting…writing style seemed very “immature” yet a LOT OF SMUT. Beginning to realize that I want a Mafia romance that isn’t so explicit (if that even exists). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

punk_flower_child's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

Definitely read the trigger warnings. But I DEVOURED this book. A lot funnier than I expected it to be, and the slow burn had me giddy by the end. The spicy scenes were great and I loved the ending, which is honestly not something I can say often.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

witchleaves's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

Terrible book. Awful characters, and dry writing. The plot was interesting but the story itself left nothing in me to want more of the story. Every character sucks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

poupimali's review against another edition

funny tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Sophie Lark did it again. It is my first mafia romance fron her and it was joyfull.
I love the FMC Aida. This character made me laugh so many time with her sassy mouth. She is a hell well written character.
Just for her, you should read this.

It is:
- mafia romance
- enemies to lovers
- strong and skilled FMC 
- arranged marriage 
- forced proximity

It was a perfect reading balancing between the love story and the plots.
This is a good audiobook also (duo POV narrators)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent

vj_thompson's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

4.5

The writing took some time to get used to, but eventually I didn’t mind all the internal monologuing. It was tough to get through the first part of the book because of the immaturity of the two main characters but once they were together and married, their character development was significant. I surprisingly liked this book. I tend to stay away from mafia type romances because some times they can be a little too dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Torture, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

siad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

caitlyn_kittle_kinnick's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and War

linnea_tornblom's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

saoreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Miscommunication tropes, enemies-to-lovers literal dramatics, and the rough tone of language, considering the age, were quite immature. There's this immediacy that was toxic to a relationship to start off, but it was easily consumed for the most part due to the short chapters. I'm not a big fan of the violence, and the storyline was a bit lackluster; the scenes were short, and if it was fast-paced, it was just that it was detailed on parts I don't like that much. Overall, there were areas that could have been improved and some side characters to be given spotlight. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

natafiguu's review against another edition

i do not recommend this at all, literally do not read this.its just. so bad. everything about it. i genuinely cannot think of a thing i like about this book. the characters are flat stereotypes, the women aren't allowed to do shit and are seen as possessions, and don't get me started with the weird shit about the wax? that's where i stopped reading, i literally just can't anymore. i think that was about four chapters in, but i haven't seen such lackluster writing before. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol