Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller

3 reviews

sydapel's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

Sometimes I think I'll never get bored of historical romance, especially when it so often pairs a grumpy reticent man with a dark past he thinks will never be forgiven with a fiery, independent woman who has emotional walls built so high she thinks no one will ever care to scale. And boy howdy are they both wrong!!! 

On a serious note, I really appreciated how this was set somewhere that wasn't England and found the cast of characters, plot and setting really well done. The last 20 pages to me felt a bit clunky and rushed, but overall a really solid HistRom. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

Minor: Torture

fairyopalsbookshelf's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Murder, Torture, and Domestic abuse

naomi_k's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Classism, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Religious bigotry