Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight

213 reviews

kenziegnuoy's review

dark slow-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

3.5

I liked this book up until about chapter 60 something. I thought there was a very obvious place the author could have wrapped it up and ended the book on a good note, but she chose to add another 20 something chapters of pure smut with little plot after that and it felt pointless. Up until then, there was a plot and some character development but then it fell apart. If you are looking for a believable story that makes sense in the real world, this isn’t it. But if you are looking for pure smut with some hot male characters who are in to a variety of things, this is your book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

bergha1998's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Forever one of my favorite books. So funny, kinky, and dark, but that’s what I want! I like how Roxy never feels like a pick me girl, even though that’s often the case with reverse harems. 

Dark Romance, Reverse Harem, Stockholm Syndrome, 5 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bribookstore's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

1.0

So cringey

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse

annikenr's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

samantha914's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was my introduction into dark romance so I certainly dove in head first. Firstly, Roxy is a badass. With a serious case of Stockholm Syndrome and a laundry list of unresolved trauma and abandonment issues but a badass, nonetheless. Some of the Vipers were oddly quite likable. Kenzo was my favorite one. Ryder was the daddy of the group, Garrett was the sweetheart in dyer need of therapy and meds and Deisel was the most horrific character I’ve ever come across. I enjoyed the plot for the first 350 pages or so and then it just seemed to get very repetitive and drag on. Definitely not a book I would recommend to just anymore. But if you’re into body horror and sexual violence type smut then this book is a gold mine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

chevyboy2531's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

linnea_tornblom's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

rosie_gueriani's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent

ka_ke's review

adventurous dark hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

lrenkate's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. It was a lot, but also quite fun. I liked all of the main characters (a few more than others) and although I saw where it was going early on the journey was well-done and rewarding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse