Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Desperate Measures by Katee Robert

6 reviews

bookishlucy's review against another edition

dark 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

I started this series because I couldn't wait for Book 7 of the Dark Olympus, I need more Katee Robert!
I enjoyed this book but some aspects weren't really for me. I feel like the quality of this book compared to the Dark Olympus series is also lacking. There were a lot of small grammatical/spelling mistakes, enough that I noticed and it slightly affected my experience. 
The pacing towards the end was a little fast, I wished we got more time to see the anger in Jasmine blossoming instead of the book just telling us it was happening.
I also missed some of the connections between Jasmine and Jafar. They have a lot of history but we don't really get to know the depth of it, just fairly general statements about their past. 
Overall, I still enjoyed getting to know Carver City and the characters. I'm looking forward to starting book 2 soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Trafficking

Minor: Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, and Kidnapping

caffeinated_or_chaos's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, and Death of parent

ruthiedr89's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Vomit, Trafficking, and Alcohol

aniwisniewski's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, and Trafficking

Minor: Gun violence and Vomit

kenzyereads's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Death of parent