Reviews tagging 'Violence'

King by S.J. Tilly

32 reviews

mmkn_99's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.75

Hot sex scenes, not a fan of the kidnapping trope. It worked out in the end, not as good as book 1.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.25

holy CARP-- it got even better!! i LOVE king so much and savannah is truly his match in all the best ways. i love the "forced marriage" aspect and how it all ended up playing out. THE SCENE IN CHICAGO AT DOM'S HOUSE?!?!?!? HOT AF. i was eating that one up. and the ending lowkey broke my heart

all of king's internal monologue of how he saw how he was ruining her life made me sad and want to hug him so bad... like girl... he kidnapped her, threatened her family, and forced her to marry him but you feel bad for him....? yes, i know its weird BUT I DID!!

this one is my favorite of the series so far, but boy, i am EXCITED to read dom's book ;)

⚠️: violence, torture, kidnapping, injury/injury detail, gun violence, murder, body horror, trafficking, fatphobia, infidelity, death, blood, gore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Trafficking

bisousl's review against another edition

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

Sexy fun story. Mmc is confident and alluring. Related a lot to the mfc struggle with self-worth and acceptance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

bergha1998's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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? Yes

3.75

I liked this one better than the first one. I think the characters are just more interesting because it’s more enemies to lovers. And the spice is good. 

Dark Romance, mafia, exhibitionism, 4 🔥

“I’m proud of you. And if no one has ever said that to you before, it’s not because you weren’t good enough. It’s because they weren’t.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lsm's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Listen, this is a dark romance. It kicks off with a murder and kidnapping so things escalate quickly. The complicated “hero” adores her and would never hurt her which is what makes it all manageable. This is always what makes these crazy, dark romance stories digestible. It’s not without violence (albeit towards bad people) and one scene so graphic it boggled the mind, but it’s all so entertaining. This book confirmed that I really love S.J. Tilly’s storytelling. I liked ‘Nero’ (1st in series) and liked this one even more. I can’t wait to read ‘Dom’ (out in a few weeks as of this review). I’ll be looking into ALL of S.J.’s books now. :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

readswithcat's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

 Content Warnings: Gun violence, violence, blood, body horror, gore, torture, kidnapping, sexual situations, and sexual harassment. Mention of: trafficking, toxic relationships, infidelity, and fatphobia.

HOLY CRAP. I wasn't super sure about reading King's book but am I glad I did! Imo, WAY hotter than Nero's book 🔥 With Nero and Payton I was mildly invested but with King and Savannah...I was ALL in from the start.

Ngl with how much I loved King's book I kind of wish we would have been introduced to more players so we could get more books out of the Alliance series 😭 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

hariboreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense 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

5.0

Didn’t think anyone could top Nero but king and his silky boxers come very close. Love the humour and the bromance and that wedding 😂 classic king. Great storyline, slow burn with plenty of angst and hilarious dialogue. Amazing second book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Trafficking

cabuff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

thisisadri's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Kidnapping