Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Famine by Laura Thalassa

8 reviews

chelbelle122's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was going to be a 3.5 until the last few chapters. They really saved the slump this book would have fallen into. 

If we are still ranking Horseman Husbands 
1. Pestilence 
2. Famine 
3. War

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ireadinbed's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful reflective tense fast-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

4.0

Read this book so quick! 

Another hit for me! 

Outside of the fact that i thought the language seemed really anachronistic to setting at times i really have no complaints and i think the final book is set up perfectly. 

Again very different main couple! Though more in common with pestilence than war i think.

Wish famine had done less plant growing and more famine stuff though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and Trafficking

cocpop_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-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

4.25

Ana and Famine are probably my favorite couple so far. I loved both of them and I’m glad we got some dual POV in this book.

Their relationship was heartbreaking, heartwarming and hysterical. 

I think because these two probably have the darkest backstories, the banter between them was necessary. And I ate it up. Their dynamic made a lot of sense for both of them. And honestly I loved Ana falling in love with Famine when he was at his absolute worst. Because both of them were deprived of actual love and to see them give it to each other unconditionally was the best.

And I loved the way the book ended, definitely more of a cliffhanger than the previous two and a great setup for the final installment in the series.

2/5 on the spicy scale. Again I felt this was more innuendo than actually dirty sex scenes. Plus you don’t get any spice till 65% into the book. But I think this couple didn’t really need that for their relationship, theirs was emotional first and then physical.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Torture

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

wolf013's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Death of parent

rorynne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Xenophobia

bookcapybara's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit, Trafficking, and Cannibalism