Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Il mare della rovina by Pam Godwin

13 reviews

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Really well written and I loved the twists and turns - the sorry didn’t follow a simple arc which was different and enjoyable. Sad and dark at times, definitely check TW’s, but super sweet and spicy as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia

kaitlintracy's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

amandalachelle's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia

_katesund_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Slavery, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

cryptidcucumber's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

LOVED THIS. A little cliche, and comes with a long list of trigger warnings but by golly I wish I could be the pirate captain Bennett. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, and War

dragnfary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

whathollyread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Woah… this was a whole lot. A friend recommended this book to me and I trust anything with pages that she throws at me. I went in thinking this was going to be a fun smutty pirate book. And it was! But my god was it sooo much darker than what I bargained for. Once it started it didn’t stop and I felt like I kept reading for the light at the end of the tunnel!

I absolutely loved the author’s dedication to writing in the narrator’s voice for her time period and adding in all the nautical terms (like we knew what any of it meant). Speaking of the narrator, Bennett, I loved the strength of this woman! She was strong and I loved her inner dialogue and her will to live through every horrendous thing that happened to her.

I’m not going to get into all the issues with this book (e.g. white savior, rape, rape-ish behavior that is quickly forgiven…), because I read other reviews that I think do it better justice.

At the end of the day this book… it didn’t steam roll - I need a boat metaphor- maybe it gave a big heave ho over my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sarahtheshark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

Explicit sex and pirates

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

deesquared's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

Bit of a rollercoaster, couldn’t stop reading, definitely check triggers! I’m not sure if it was historically accurate, but still a wild read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

mal_bookedatfirstsight's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

THIS BOOK GAVE ME WHIPLASH! I loved so much of this book even though it was graphic and rough to read, but I couldn’t get over the ending. It took a turn I thought was too coincidental and too easily accepted, I just couldn’t get onboard with it. However, the pacing is perfection and the plot keeps you on your toes. 

Bennett is a fierce fabulous female heroine and honestly I loved her so much. BUT THESE MEN YALL…. BIGGEST TRASH PILE DUMPSTER FIRES omg I wanted them to go away and leave her in peace. 



HUGE TW for Rape and Sexual Assault 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Slavery and Grief

Minor: Suicide