Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Salt Kiss by Sierra Simone

7 reviews

sienasummerrreads's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book follows Tristan 29 a previous army veteran with some past trauma that haunts him. Tristan took a role with his step-uncle, Mark Trevena a wealthy businessman. Being his bodyguard was meant to be easy but it’s not when feelings and temptation come into play.

This was getting down to business with delicious kinky spice. Twists turns and the MMC discovering his true intimate self. Mark Trevena just takes what he wants, deliciously dominates and honestly, I scream in his scenes. I will say though the red flag radar is going off when it comes to Mark there is just something in the back of my mind. Tristan internally wears his heart on his sleeve. He feels all the emotions and is such a gentle soul even though he has a stern exterior. I'm in love with Tristan as a character. Then Isolde comes into play and I'm weak. I need all three of them together! The narration by Oscar is brilliant. Starting the next book as soon as I can I need to know what's going to happen. 

If you love: 

🔹Love Triangle 
🔹Bodyguard 
🔹Forced Proximity
🔹Twists and Turns 
🔹Secrets 
🔹Delicious Kinky Spice 

Genre/Type: Dark Adult Romance 18+
APK: Audiobook ALC 
Audiobook Length: 9hrs 35mins
Narrators: Oscar Reyes - Solo 
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5 
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Series or Stand Alone: Book Two In The Lyonesse Series 
Tropes or Themes: Love Triangle, Bodyguard, Forced Proximity, Angsty, Nightmares, Taken Care Of, Grief, Trauma, Violence, Gun Violence, Injury, Blood, Sexual Content, MM, MF, Reverse Virgin, After Care, Dom, Sub, Bondage, Impact Play, Edge Play, Wax Play, Degradation, Breeding Kink, Waterfall and Chapel Scene 
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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Grief

rdaacvhiesl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

farenwell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture

samara_surface's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

audreytwo's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

I loved this book. Ate it up (like I do all of Simone's work, tbh). Filthy, and depraved, and just right. I'm obsessed with Simone's prose and writing style, her descriptions that are so lifelike it's like you're living, breathing, experiencing the story. Her characters who break your heart and piss you off. The ability to write from all perspectives of sexuality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, War, and Injury/Injury detail

madscanread's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Tristan is one of my favorite main characters and his obsessive nature is somehow so sweet. He falls in love with a husband and wife to be and both of them are keeping secrets and practically stringing him along. Kinky, emotional, and mysterious with a plot unfolding beautifully in the background. My only issue is that it’s incest. Especially incest in a way where the “step” doesn’t even matter since uncles and aunts half the time are just through marriage - plus, the whole idea that step family doesn’t count hurts as someone with such a large step and ex-step family. It doesn’t even seem relevant to the plot so I don’t know why it was added? I gladly keep my eyes close to this, though, since I liked Tristan so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

geagleson9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail