Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout

39 reviews

viktoriann's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Death of parent, and War

buttles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

I usually enjoy the books in this series because of the cheesy romance but I really struggled to get through this one. This book is about main character, Sera’s, time spent under the captivity of the King of the Primals, Kolis, and it is pretty dark but also very drawn out with a lot of emotional suffering. I read books that are fun and entertaining and 80% of this book made me tense and anxious. I don’t enjoy that kind of reading experience so this has been my least favorite book of the series, but some people might enjoy exploring those other emotions. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Death, and Rape

mayllomi's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

4.0

a good amount of the book was rough to read because of everything Sera goes through but I found all the emotional processing around the traumatic events very relatable and well written  

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

This book felt a little like an extended novella. I felt like some parts dragged and there was a lot of lore dump. I do love Sera and the way her anxiety is portrayed. It’s so nice to see a badass fmc with anxiety. I love the way Ash cares for her but Nektas is really a favorite. So mature and reasonable . I wish the majority of the book wasn’t spent with Kolis. I hate him and I’m not a huge fan of books where the FMC and MMC are apart for so long.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

potatolord's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

amy_lynn02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

selestre's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-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? N/A

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

louisepea's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexism, Slavery, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

allisonk9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, and Gaslighting

chloetaida's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Torture