Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Sam's Secret by Ruby Dixon

17 reviews

kb33's review

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

bbygirl21's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I loved Sam and Sessah. I was really excited to get into this one because I've been waiting for Sessah's story. I wanted see him finally find his mate. And I couldn't have asked for a better pairing for him than Sam.

I also loved the character arch of Sam. I loved seeing her overcome her fears with patience, acceptance, and support from Sessah, and I love how she doesn't need someone else to save her. That she's very capable of doing so on her own even if she doesn't have to. 

The only thing I didn't enjoy was how long the Kvasaht storyline was. I understand it was needed for Sam's character development. I just wish it wasn't so long. It could have been a chapter or two shorter in my opinion. Otherwise the story was enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Slavery and Pregnancy

ehmannky's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

A kind of unexpected pair, but I liked reading Dixon's reasoning for it (essentially she felt Sam as a character needed a guy who had some highly adept emotional intelligence and that just ruled out all the remaining characters from the island lol). Their relationship is really sweet and I loved Sessah and Sam throughout the whole book. I honestly did not *love* the introduction of the random violent man from outer space, and it felt kind of out of place in this series (it felt a little bit like the earlier parts of Ice Planet Barbarians than the latter half of the much more gentle Icehome books), but everything else balanced it out. Also, random violent man is disposed of relatively quickly so it could have been worse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse and Stalking

starrymoonflower's review against another edition

lighthearted 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: Violence and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Slavery

psydneigh's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

I loved Sessah and his family in this one! And I love that Sam was her own savior. On to the next one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

lightlessxo's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

nicolewhopickedthisbook's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This one explores some darker themes so check your triggers! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

littlewishling's review

adventurous emotional 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

I really loved Sam and so glad that Sessah is back. I think Dixon did a really good job of exploring trauma as well as adding some new elements of danger.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual violence

sdemo08's review

lighthearted tense 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

The perfect balance of "opposites attract" with a RD twist.

[Seashell on "emerald energy" crocheted blanket]

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

fronik's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse and Stalking