Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Kings of Quarantine by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

16 reviews

nineinchnails's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i really should have hated this on paper this would be a DNF. the heroine comes across as a mary sue from a wattpad novel. the plot is so ridiculous and the prose wasn’t something id usually find readable but they made it work. i did really end up liking the characterisation of at least a couple of the guys after the 50% mark.

i think it’s because of how ridiculous it was i just got sucked in it’s like bollywood/telenovela level OTT but i couldn’t put it down. i will say the bullying is really cruel at some points definitely it was emotionally abusive asf which i wasn’t prepared for because i’ve read and enjoyed darker work but if you can deal with all of that then i’d definitely recommend if you want something to get lost in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cultural appropriation

amberandthings's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I. Loved. This. Book. SO MUCH. 

I honestly finished this book and really didn’t have anything negative to say about it. As far as dark bully romances go, this one is by far in my top favorites. The mmc’s are all stupidly hot and ridiculously cruel. The fmc is badass, witty, and not an infuriating idiot (as many fmc’s are imo). The spice level is really good - we get some explicit scenes pretty early on and the sexual tension throughout is excellent, both of which I only see  getting better as the series goes on. 

As the first book in the series the overall pace of the story was great and so far the pace of relationship development is perfect - sometimes I feel like bully roms can resolve the conflicts between mc’s too quickly to where it’s just unsatisfying or unrealistic, but that is definitely not the case here.

Overall just a super satisfying read for the genre. Highlyyyy recommend for my dark bully rom lovers - especially if you’re a fan of Rina Kent (Royal Elite series specifically). 

P.S. I did read the Zodiac Academy series by the same authors and didn’t like it very much, so if you’re the same as me don’t let it deter you from checking this series out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, and Murder

unicornofthesea's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

roseschlumpf's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

siad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Grief and Alcohol

kayyyqgilbs's review

Too much non-consensual sexual content toward the female MC. Made me too uncomfortable to finish reading even if it was intriguing in the first 25-40% of it. Was able to push through a little more than half before I got to where I couldn’t handle picking it back up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

carinareadss's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Violence and Cursing

cdubbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Stalking, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

ipross's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I found this a good book but to be honest, it's the kind of book you have to be in the mood for. It's got very dark themes, intense bullying, narcissistic behavior that is so over the top you wonder why anyone would allow or even applaud such behavior.  Don't get me wrong, it's definitely a good read, but you have to be in the mood for this type of book. I plan to read the rest of the series eventually and definitely recommend it if you enjoy dark themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Self harm

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

thefantasybookaddict's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

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