Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Fire in His Blood by Ruby Dixon

6 reviews

beccaand's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.0

don't really ~vibe~ with the "mates but i can't communicate properly with you" trope (is this a monster romance, a Ruby Dixon, or a Fireblood Dragons thing? needs more research)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Kidnapping, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

sdemo08's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Finally getting around to this branch of RB books and absolutely in love. Ice Planet Barbarians and Ice Home were amazing. Then came the Corsairs with the co-authored Motorcycle and Shifter series mixed in between serials. At this point, I'm convinced there isn't anything RB can't do!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

meluhnie's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I was so tired of the constant mentioning of “my mate” and calling her by that instead of her name. It was annoying. But it had everything I like in a story: alpha male, dystopian, a bit dark, mind blowing scenes, fast paced, a bit of adventure, conflict…I will continue the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape, Violence, and Gun violence

sidhewitch's review against another edition

2.5

Audiobook Narration. Dual narration. Both narrators do a fine job, I just don't think the male narrator fits the role.

I tried really hard not to hate Claudia. The problem is that a lot of her issues are born of a total unwillingness to ask basic questions, or stop to think for two seconds about the evidence in front of her. Even when she has time to do so. I can accept when a character, in dire circumstances or exhausted or in a moment of emotional turmoil, makes dumb choices. This was just too much, especially from a character who we are told is supposed to be so savvy. In the back half of the book, this all just becomes even more apparent as the same issues are rehashed, things you'd thought were resolved are brought back up again for seemingly no reason.. and then in the end, she just kinda shrugs

Spoiler

about her friend, who was sexually and physically abused, who was never given any agency WHICH WAS THE WHOLE THING CLAUDIA WAS UPSET ABOUT FOR HERSELF, now having been kidnapped away by a dragon who will also give her no agency?? Just because he probably won't hit her???

There were a million ways to end this book and the fact Dixon chose this one is just baffling to me. 

The dragon was nice, the spice was fine, the world has potential, it started off pretty good but I had to drag myself through the final 25% of this book. 

Not a promising start to the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault and Domestic abuse

Sexual Content: The smut you are here for.
Fatphobia: The mayor is fat, and Ruby Dixon repeatedly describes him in this way to paint him as a grotesque horrible selfish person. Like it's blatant. Grossly so.
Animal Cruelty / Death: Lots of animal hunting, and a few short but disturbing descriptions to go with.
Sexual Assault / Domestic Abuse: A character (not the MC) is being abused by a third party we never meet, and we repeatedly see the evidence of this. I'd also go to far as to say the MC's narration is a little slut-shamey in regards to the situation this person is in?? It was kind of off-putting.

iamsammie27's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual assault

thesometimesbookworm's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Medical content, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault