Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Keeper by Bella Matthews

8 reviews

ambercunningham's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexism, Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Violence

hbae's review

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent

kamreher's review

dark emotional lighthearted fast-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

3.75

 per my spreadsheet:

lots of characters to keep track of- but a fun lil read none the less 

spice 🌶  - a 4 🌶  spicy (romance.io scale)

length - just right

reading speed - read in 1 day
did it make me cry? - just a lil 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Blood and Death

madhattermommy94's review

I had to DNF because absolutely nothing made sense. It's marked as the first in a series but can be read as a standalone, but apparently she has other series that coincide. There are a lot of people mentioned but none of the orders make sense. 2 Mom's died but it doesn't make sense who's mom is who's and then there's like 5 mom's and then a father who's also a brother? I'm so freaking confused and I wish the reading order was updated and listed (Kind of like how Jennifer L Armentrout has it listed you go into one series and at the top of the page you see spin off series links. I was looking forward to this book so it makes me sad it didn't pan out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Grief

abb_ey_normal's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Stalking

kassw08's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

culzean's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Cursing, Stalking, Violence, Medical content, Alcohol, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Car accident, and Pregnancy

sami_leigh's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

ARC REVIEW

The Keeper

By Bella Matthews

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5

🌶️🌶️.5/5

‘I’ve been the perfect daughter. Perfect partner. And the perfect Kingston. What I’ve never been is irresponsible.’

‘She might feel like mine, but that girl deserves more than me.’

“In my dreams, you always save me.” “I always will.” 

“It’s always been you . . . It was still you when I wasn’t a good enough man for it to be you. It’s been you every night in my dreams, when I’m not strong enough to save you.”

⛸️ First person dual POV

⛸️ First in a series; Next generation series related to Restless Kings, Kings of Kroydon Hills, and Defiant Kings series

⛸️ You meet the MCs and multiple secondary characters in Restless Kings 4 and 5; I suggest you at least read these two books before reading Lindy & Easton’s story

⛸️ Childhood friends > Vegas wedding!

⛸️ Best friend’s brother 

⛸️ Shared trauma (DK Book 5) they help each other through 

⛸️ Professional Hockey Player / Olympic Ice Skater 

⛸️ ‘Touch her & I’ll kill you’ vibes 

⛸️ “My wife.”

⛸️ He’s a grump for everyone but her 

⛸️ Meddling friends / family 

⛸️ Nicknames

⛸️ Tension 🔥

⛸️ Well established secondary characters; Everly (KKH 3), Gracie (KKH 3), Callen (KKH 3), Lenny & Bash (KOKH 4), Sam & Amelia (RK 1), Max & Daphne (RK 3), Scarlet & Cade (RK 2),  Brynlee (RK 2), Jace & India (DK 1), Jules & Beckett (DK 4), Kenzie (DK 4), Ashlyn & Brandon (DK 5). 

⛸️ ALL the MC growth: Self worth, risking a relationship, familial expectations/advocating for self, boundaries, communication!!

⛸️ Epilogue 

⛸️ Comfort read 😍

⚠️ Death of a parent (past), stalker (past), gun violence/hostage situation (past, recounted on page), pregnancy, car accident (on page), medical trauma (moderate), violence (minor).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy and Violence