Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Vipers and Virtuosos by Sav R. Miller

35 reviews

vickyz_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use and Death of parent

hanschub's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.75

i devoured this even though i had mixed feelings about it in the beginning. the strangers to lovers to enemies to lovers again trope was everything. boyd pissed me off a little bit at times, but i’ll definitely be reading his and fiona’s book soon (he redeemed himself at the end).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

emrosesam's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Stalking

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

luizalikesbooks's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.0

one of the last quotes of the book, for me, perfectly describes their relationship and their dynamic,
"maybe his obsession shouldn't please me as much as it does, but part of why we work, so well is that we're both fucked in the head; equally tangled up in one another. "
they are truly a couple that has suffered through so much trauma throughout the whole book and for me, I fear, it did not amount to a good reading experience. Not to say that I don't enjoy fucked up characters in a book together, I truly do, but there is basically no resolution to their conflicts or trauma throughout the whole book. 
their backstories were unnecessarily traumatic and their current lives not flushed out enough. all of that without mentioning how it was so heavily marketed as a rockstar romance for him to get on stage or barely talk about music and his art like once throughout the whole thing just to say that he was retiring and living with the love of his life. their obsession with each other and the great jealousy/smut scenes pushed me through the book and it will most likely carry me through the rest of the series. overall, I believe it was a disappointment considering how much I liked the first book, hopefully the third will pick it back up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction

satanshomosexualagenda's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming

nicolaidest's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Stalking

shellrina95_'s review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

lorraine19's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This book is problematic to put lightly. Tries turning r@pe into a romance by playing it off after the fact as kink when that's not at all how that kink works in reality. The mythological connection in this book is very obscure and forced. Even serious scenes the author tries forcing sexual tension and it just does not work. The only redeeming factors are that there are some good scenes and some decent dialogue on healing (but most of that is clouded with trauma bonding and toxic relationships).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Toxic parental relationships, trauma bonding

binghamhunter13's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

bookishdelight's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault