Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Kings of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

11 reviews

mayllomi's review against another edition

challenging dark

2.25

I was curious about the pandemic aspect of the story but all the bullying (torture imo) was too much and the whole premise is ridiculous with 17 y/o rich fucks ruling people??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

chadreadsrom's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

selestre's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

amberandthings's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

I. Loved. This. Book. SO MUCH. 

I honestly finished this book and really didn’t have anything negative to say about it. As far as dark bully romances go, this one is by far in my top favorites. The mmc’s are all stupidly hot and ridiculously cruel. The fmc is badass, witty, and not an infuriating idiot (as many fmc’s are imo). The spice level is really good - we get some explicit scenes pretty early on and the sexual tension throughout is excellent, both of which I only see  getting better as the series goes on. 

As the first book in the series the overall pace of the story was great and so far the pace of relationship development is perfect - sometimes I feel like bully roms can resolve the conflicts between mc’s too quickly to where it’s just unsatisfying or unrealistic, but that is definitely not the case here.

Overall just a super satisfying read for the genre. Highlyyyy recommend for my dark bully rom lovers - especially if you’re a fan of Rina Kent (Royal Elite series specifically). 

P.S. I did read the Zodiac Academy series by the same authors and didn’t like it very much, so if you’re the same as me don’t let it deter you from checking this series out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

siad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Grief and Alcohol

kayyyqgilbs's review against another edition

Too much non-consensual sexual content toward the female MC. Made me too uncomfortable to finish reading even if it was intriguing in the first 25-40% of it. Was able to push through a little more than half before I got to where I couldn’t handle picking it back up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

cdubbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

larsonsami809's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment

kristynpittman's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment