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leahkarge's review
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
ruthiedr89's review
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Dysphoria
Minor: Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
nikitanavalkar's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
As for the characters, Christopher’s history as a deeply abused child and later s-x slave is bleak and sad, which makes his extremely subservient and all confidence lacking character make sense. I feel bad for him, I really do, but his behavior grates throughout most of the book and again, I feel terrible but this made it harder to get through the book. And if I’d be annoyed by a girl with those characteristics, it’s only fair that goes for a man too, fragile as he is. There’s a ton of growth for him over the course of the story, but you only actually see the changes at the very end, when it feels too little too late? Which is why I know the mythological info dump could use trimming. I liked him best in the epilogue when he’d finally grown a backbone. And at the spark he showed in the very first scene.
Demon daddy Sam is pretty great and his progression from thinking of humans as glorified houseplants to eventually be willing to die for one is heartening and adorable. The monster fvcking is pretty hot, if sometimes uncomfy, but Sam is so freaking considerate we love to see it.
TW: sexual slavery and abuse in the main character’s past, psychological abuse by parent, agoraphobia, blood play
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Murder
zabeishumanish's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
I would highly recommend that anyone who actively considers themself Christian, or was raised Christian, doesn't read this book. I am not and have never been religious, but hearing these retellings of Christian history was unsettling. This story shook my (admittedly rocky) understanding of the Christian faith in a very disconcerting way that may harm an actively religious person.
If you want a book that is going to make you feel, this one will do it. We do get a true HEA, but even that feels a touch bittersweet.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
sabinehunter's review
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting