Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

La maison à la porte dorée by Elodie Harper

17 reviews

namielle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book is the second in the Wolf Den Trilogy. We follow Amara a former prostitute that must navigate her life as courtesan to a wealthy patron.

This was another strong book in the series, and I enjoyed all the characters introduced, as well as the appearances of former characters. I hated some of the decisions made by characters, but Harper’s strong suit is that she makes it fairly easy to understand why her characters are making what seem like godawful decisions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

clara_oakley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual violence and Death

kirareads02's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I enjoyed this one just like the first one. The more I think about it the more I dislike the two main characters and I don't know why. However, this has not hindered my enjoyment. 

Can I nicely ask for a felix prequel? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Death, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Kidnapping, Rape, and Cursing

Moderate: Pregnancy and Confinement

Minor: Sexism, Genocide, and Religious bigotry

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Slavery, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia

margotdzch's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I like Harper's writing and I do think this was a great sequel to The Wolf Den. But the book in itself felt a bit frustrating to me which can its biggest flaw or its greatest achievement. I think this novel does a good job at representing how fragile human life is and how even with her freedom, Amara is faced with impossible choices. The first half of this book just gave me deep anxiety, it felt very tense and like the shoe was about to drop which was kind of hard to get through. Amara is also a bit more reckless than in the first book, which makes a bit frustrating as a protagonist at times but this does get better in the 2nd half of the book. Overall, pretty great read, this trilogy never fails to make you want to keep on reading!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Slavery

emilymayg's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Didn't get into it as fast as the first book but towards the end I did , maybe I shouldn't have read back to back it's a lot of sadness and leaves you with a heavy heart 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

liviaes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Racial slurs, War, Domestic abuse, Classism, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Sexism

sauvignon_black's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual harassment

lanternheart's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Death

ninjamuse's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Slavery

Moderate: Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Death