Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

9 reviews

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Classism, Murder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Racism, Trafficking, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexism, Infidelity, Incest, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual assault, Self harm, Slavery, Outing, Child death, Child abuse, and Abandonment

xiggy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Torture, and Toxic relationship

aexileigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, War, Death of parent, Blood, Classism, Genocide, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Torture, Child death, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

ibjilln's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

I don't think I've been more bored reading a book than I have been while reading this one. The narration was so dry 5 chapters felt like 20. 

I was so frustrated while reading this, the premise was promising, and there were elements that typically make a great fantasy read for me, but this just wasn't it and I wanted it to be so bad that I kept going. I finished it, unfortunately. 

It's been made clear to me after the fact that this is apparently the first installment of a series, but I can guarantee this one is staying in the proverbial grave for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Classism

Minor: Toxic relationship, Classism, and Kidnapping

sunsetcity's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexism, Murder, and Gaslighting

nirelocin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Torture, War, Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death and Toxic relationship

yollie183's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Slavery, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, War, and Toxic relationship

katestermonster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

This book was devastating. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Racism, Torture, and Toxic relationship

nicamooch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

The way this book builds in its entirety is amazing. I admit the first quarter is lot to get through especially, because of all the world building and establishment of characters, even I as a Pacat fan was starting to have my faith waver, BUT faith is restored 110%. Consider the rug pulled from beneath me several times, consider me in pain from this book. I’m so excited for Book 2! 

I had to constantly pause the audiobook during chapter 34 lmao. I kept yelling “It’s not his name!” 😂

Also, that ending??? I’ve seen people constantly crying about the ending for this book and now I get it 😭 This is reading Prince’s Gambit for the first time kind of pain, I didn’t expect it to go this direction at all. Only Pacat can write a scene between characters like this and have it feel so tragic in a way unique to itself 😭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Minor: Colonisation, Gun violence, Grief, and Racism