Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dark Harmony by Laura Thalassa

7 reviews

bangiebangs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-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

I was really excited to see where the story ends. The previous books set up a number of threads, and I thought the resolution was really well done. For a while, I thought it would go differently (but dont wanna spoil), and was pleasantly surprised about

Spoiler

how a siren can kill a god

. I wish Temper had a bigger role here (or maybe an additional story of her/Malaki?). 

I found this book so captivating, I read the whole thing in a day. I'm unlikely to re-read the series, I think, but wholly recommend if you like the tropes (fae, fated mates, finding your own power, powerful heroine), like a bit of kink (esp in this book), and like to laugh (lots of pretty contemporary-sounding sass). 

Didn't love the HP references (or the GoT ones...), but that is relatively minor. In general, I find that any mentions of companies/websites/books or series tends to age badly. Either you're binding a story to a specific decade, or you run the risk of a reference souring (like HP... and honestly, the GoT one as well, but S8 wasn't out yet when this was written...). 

Lots of sex and violence, and I am here for a siren who gets turned on by being a bit sadistic. Good show for trying to make a character a little less likeable with her morally questionable deeds... still love them both, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Grief, Murder, Slavery, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Trafficking, Drug use, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

reads_all_the_books's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

Please check TW for this series before starting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and War

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Slavery, Blood, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

bedtimesandbooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Sexual content, Stalking, Rape, Child death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Blood

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Steamy

This was the spiciest book of the trilogy. I wish there’d been more chapters from Dez’s POV and that this book had been just a bit longer. All the revelations came out the last couple hours of the book. However it was a nice enough ending and I hope desperately the author returns to this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Slavery and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, and Rape

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Cursing, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Stalking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, War, Torture, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

bookishkandice's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

 So...um...yeah...


This was a great read. I was glued to the pages and quite enjoyed it. I loved the suspense that was built up and the possibility of what the heck was going to happen. I loved finally figuring out who the villain was in the story but man oh man i did not expect it to go down the way that it did. I love the intertwining story line from book one to book three. There were so many little snippets of information that I did not realize were relevant to the end of the story! I loved the relationship between the Bargainer and Calli. Their bond is just so amazing and they just seem perfect for each other, even with their pasts. Also, the other relationship that started in book two and just gets even better in book three.. whooo!!!

I encourage those who don't mind a little smut with their fae to pick this book up! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence