Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Pucking Sweet by Emily Rath

12 reviews

garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

📚 Ugh why is this series so good??? And why isn't there more of it to read yet??? This book did a good job of bringing in events from books 1 and 2 in the series and putting them in a different context, so even if you knew what was happening from the previous books' MCs' perspectives, it felt familiar but still felt fresh.

📙 This was a great story. There was emotional vulnerability, there was rivalry, there was love and discovery and tons of sex. And I really liked all three of the MCs in terms of personality.

🎧 All three of the narrators (1 female, 2 male, all first person POV) did an excellent job with the material.

🌶️ 5/5 it didn't get into like deep/hardcore kink but other than that, this book (like the others in the series) is constantly on.

🏳️‍🌈✊ We of course have the diversity in sexuality involved in a 3 way relationship (and it is truly 3 way). There are also other team members who are queer (some from book 1 and some others). One of the MMCs is biracial: Black and (I think) white. This is a hockey romance, and it does seem like most of the side characters are white. There's diversity in backgrounds: one of the MCs grew up alone and basically on the streets, one had a loving middle class family, and the other comes from a powerful and moneyed (but cold) family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent

theblackstepford's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

So this was run of the mill for this author. It was 20 hours long and really didn’t need to be. FMC has an awful family throughout the book. That situation was solved… kinda. Things came to a head and then we, the reader, never heard anything else about it. Even in the epilogue, which happened YEARS later. The relationship was cool. The spicy scenes were above par, but this could have easily been a 12 hour listening experience, instead of 20. Spice 3.5/5 🌶️ storyline 2.75/5 📚

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

nanastradamus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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

3.5

gooped and gagged tbh!! in all seriousness i rly need to know more about that

violet and olivia

situation 👀 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

fromthefoxhole's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent

allingoodtime's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

The span of this story is from the start of the first book in this series, through the second book in the series, and even beyond that. Yet I’d still say you can read this one without reading those two books. The other characters are in and out of this story, but their backstories are not needed to be fully immersed in this book.

That being said, some things happened in the last book, Pucking Wild, that gave a peek at the polyamorous relationship of Poppy, Lukas, and Colton and I couldn’t wait to find out how it all came to be and how it would play out. Lukas has not been what I would consider a likable character throughout the series. He likes to snipe at everyone, especially Colton. He teases Poppy relentlessly as if they’re in kindergarten and never seems to take anything seriously. Of course, that is all to keep everyone at arm’s length. Lukas cannot afford to form attachments to anyone as he knows those attachments are never real and never last.

Colton is such a lovely laid-back person who is fantastic at being the glue to the frenetic energy of Poppy and Lukas. I love the way he loves them. Not that he doesn’t need affection and care, too. Poppy knows this and eventually so does Lukas. This trio doesn’t work on paper. But when they are alone, when the walls are down, they are perfect. Lukas allows himself to be vulnerable, Colton allows himself to exert his powerful nature, and Poppy gives over her need for control. It works for them. If only they can realize that it can work just as well outside of their secret bubble.

Although Poppy has a lot to deal with in her family and Lukas had a terrible upbringing, there isn’t the same level of angst in this book as there is in the previous stories. There is conflict and confusion and many things to work out, but there never seems to be despair even when things look grim. There is great chemistry all around and I was always rooting for them to find their way to each other.

One final note that is specific to the audiobook: up to this point I have only heard Sean Crisden narrate the Icehome series by Ruby Dixon. In other words, I have only heard him be an alien. It was a joy to hear his voice in another context. I will admit that when Colton would get gravelly I’d think of those aliens! That’s not a bad thing though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

bergha1998's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

4.5

I cried, laughed, and enjoyed the spice throughout this whole book. Novy is going to be my fav character of the month, I’ve already called it. His journey throughout this book cause so much laughter and tears for me. And I loved Poppy and Colton, too. Enjoying an accidental pregnancy plot was not on my bingo card for this year, but it happened. Wrath can do no wrong. 

MMF Romance, Enemies to Lovers and Friends to Lovers, 4 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sydcreads's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Gaslighting

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent

antidietleah's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? No

3.5

3.5 stars, a bit of a let down after Pucking Around. There just wasn't enough relationship development for me. "Well that escalated quickly" was uttered multiple times. This book takes place at the same time as Pucking Around and kinda makes me want to go back and read it again to pick up on the crossover. 

The characters were great, lots of dirty talk that got a little repetitive, slow burn on the MM side of things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Infidelity

iamsammie27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail