Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Restless Slumber by K.J. Sutton

11 reviews

rsb12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

I think I've become addicted to this series. I was completely here for all the twists and turns that this one took like why am I so excited for the next book bffr.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Blood and Death of parent

genny's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Yikes. I gave the first book 4 stars, but this was a letdown. 😬 First of all, there's no plot. What is this book about, exactly? Fortuna's werewolf buddy, I guess, and some random old folks she's apparently close to. The entire thing felt like filler.

Cora's victory over her aunt was ridiculous. We don't get any explanation for how she was able to overpower the alpha. :|

Fortuna's emotions were so volatile and it didn't come across as a reflection of her trauma. She was just written weirdly. One moment she'll be snapping at Collith, then the next she's completely horny? Unprovoked? Like, Collith/Laurie/Oliver will do something completely mundane and suddenly Fortuna wants to drop her panties. She seems to think that cheating only counts if you've had penis-in-vagina sex. The amount of times she mentions her "core" or her "center"......

There were so many typos, along with odd turns of phrase. This was hilarious to me: "I was the fire to his ice. The shout to his whisper. The run to his walk." What kind of analogy is that, lmao 🏃🏽‍♀️ The constant use of "male/female" in place of "man/woman" was gross. When those terms are used to refer to werewolves in their wolf forms, sure, I get that, but Fortuna refers to everyone this way. It creeps me out. Maybe this is a staple in fae fantasy that I'm unaware of, along with the use of the word "mate". I hated that too. I sighed with relief when Collith referred to himself as Fortuna's "husband" for once. 🤣 

We still haven't gotten an explanation for why Collith fell for her instantly. I have a bad feeling that will never be explained. I'm putting this series on hold, so I might never find out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Incest and Death of parent

justagrlandherdog's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

I loved it. There are still mysteries waiting to be solved which has me reaching for the next one. Also the ending! That cliffhanger! I love Fortuna and Collith and Laurie never fails to make me smile. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Classism

Minor: Incest and Death of parent

mightyola's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Vomit, and Death of parent

lizziereads_'s review

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Rape

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Death of parent

wanderingbeyondpages's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent

tugcesenagurkan's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

TW: rape, death of a loved one.
This book is dark. I did not expect that. It’s written in a way different way than the first one. Read it with care.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

sage3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

Okk. I liked this book. Not as much as the first one (I think) but I’m not sure. I might just be thrown off bc i didn’t like the ending as much. I just found it boring? Like stuff happened but I just didn’t seem to care. Idk I was also confused by

the conversation with Fortuna and Damon? At Cyrus’s house. Where she’s talking about choices and then he’s like wtf and leaves like…qoui?
Mmm I also love Laurie and maybe I didn’t like the end as much bc he wasn’t talked about as much after the house burned? Collith’s death was also just …. To me like I guess I liked him but shut the fuck up Fortuna I don’t care about your spiraling.

Yeah. I still liked this book it just ended kinda meh for me which I feel like always brings the book down in my head because it’s the ending note which is what I usually  remember most. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

tales_of_books_and_yarn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Slavery and Death of parent

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, and Suicide attempt