Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Gild, by Raven Kennedy

22 reviews

clemway's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Death

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? Yes

4.5

Third time reading the series, first time listening to the audiobook. My initial review is somewhere on here. But can I just say the male narrator (Blake Lockhart) is absolute perfection. He only read one chapter and yet I'm in love with him. I can't wait to hear him as [redacted] in the later books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Cursing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Trafficking, Animal death, War, and Death of parent

jordanez's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

2.5

No plot in sight with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Slavery, and Sexism

Minor: Pedophilia, War, Death, and Child abuse

micaelamariem's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was well written with an intriguing plot and great worldbuilding that had me flirting through chapters. However, there was too much on page sexual violence that we were only sometimes supposed to abhor as readers. The main character definitely has Stockholm syndrome and I don’t think that’s going to be addressed. I’m just so afraid we’ll see more toxic relationships develop as the series goes on but perhaps something will surprise me! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Alcohol, Classism, Murder, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infertility, Colonisation, and Death of parent

smashley_rr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.75

Intriguing enough that I'm continuing the series, but also was definitely hyperfocused on world and character building as a first book. Lots of inner dialogue that drags sometimes. Again, interested enough for the next book, but need some sort of hook to keep going past that!
Some of the graphic descriptions could be triggering, be sure to check Content Warnings if that could be a problem for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Trafficking and Adult/minor relationship

crystal689's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Rape, and Sexism

kenziewol's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

For starters: please look up trigger warnings before reading!!

This book is definitely not for me. I knew it was a dark fantasy but there was just too much for me to enjoy the book & I felt a very similar story could’ve been told with out

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rape scenes

and graphic commentary to the level of what was included. Not to mention that Auren became a

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saddle to Midas

at 15 & he was 22? And he

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keeps her in a cage???

Again, just definitely not the book for me, the

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sexual assault, minor/adult relationship, confinement & rape

scenes were too much for me to want to continue on even though I am curious to what ends up happening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, and War

watsontheslytherin's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Classism, Bullying, and Alcohol

scarlett_f's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Confinement, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, and Slavery

mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Cursing, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity