Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Annihilator by RuNyx

23 reviews

stuckinabook34's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Torture

samisreadinq's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is definitely one of the darkest book I’ve ever read. But holy shit I enjoyed every second of it. I really felt for Ayla the whole book. I can’t imagine the trauma of going through everything she experienced the entire book. 

The spice between her and Dain,…. Holy shit. Those sex scene were something else. I love this man. I think I should go back to my therapist after reading this book and liking this dude. But I do… 

Also the ending? The reveal? Holy shit. Thank god the next book is already out cause I need it immediately!! I can’t wait to finish this series and see how everything wraps up!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

hollymileham's review against another edition

dark tense

• 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

2.75

dont know what to think.. this was definitely a lot darker from the others some of this i absolutely hated tbh but it was a good story i did however see the plot twists coming a mile off, i absolutely hate that dain knew where lyla was and could have rescued her but just.. didnt?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

rosannaqp's review

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Gore, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

Don’t skip the TWs on this one, wow it’s sad and difficult. But I loved Lyla as a main character, so strong even through the worst life. The Shadow Man is a lot, but the way he feels about her is pretty cute and obviously OTT. 

DARK Romance, Stalking, Emotional, 4 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sleepingbreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

katarinareads7_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

out of all the series, this has been my 2nd favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pregnancy

hapalyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

This is by far my favorite book so far in the series. Certainly morally gray, definitively slightly toxic, but I’m obsessed with everything about this book… maybe that’s a red flag for me.

I think that the MMC is questionable at times, the FMC is just golden, and it feels similar to the way book 1 left off. You just kind of want more of this relationship, and I’m slightly disappointed the next book is all POVs instead of just these two. However, I am soo beyond ready and excited for its release

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

aryatiwari2502's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent

nidhzinwonderland's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

This book was probably the best book in the series in terms of character development, it did a wonderful job of portraying trauma and PTSD and the effects of trafficking.
 Even though the theme of human trafficking and the dark underworld was a recurring theme throughout the series, the reason this book was so much harder to read was because it was from the perspective of someone who hadn't just seen or experienced the trauma for a temporary period of time but someone who had lived their entire life knowing that they wouldn't ever know a different one. The effects of what she had been through were so deep rooted within Lyla that even after she got out of that shit hole her mind couldn't fully adapt to the new state of suddenly being free. This book excellently portrays the struggles of a survivor after being liberated and the psychological issues caused by the system of enslavement on a person. 
I also felt like this book and the entire series aced their depiction of the characters who are in theory the "saviors" or "good guys". I think most people forget that even though these men have decent morals they're still people who were brought up and are part of the underworld which automatically establishes the fact that they can never be the lay mans definition of "good".
Are they people against the human trade and all for the equal rights of all humans? Yeah sure. But are they people of never killed an innocent person or butchered those they didn't like? Absolutely not.
Unlike the previous book the pacing was on point with this one and the plot was developed systematically and I felt like it wasn't too rushed. 
Not going to lie, I found Dain to be a little weird and cringe at times and I didn't really understand his motives even after the full explanation but he was a decent protagonist overall. Layla was a messed up, completely out of her mind, Someone please help the woman out character and I loved that about her. 
Honestly I was very excited to read from the pov of the one character who was a constant mystery from book 1, Luna Caine and I'm sooo glad we finally got a glimpse into her life. This book was a great read overall and definitely an asset to the series.
                                                                                                                                                                        nidhi <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment