Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What Lurks Between the Fates by Harper L. Woods, Adelaide Forrest

22 reviews

camieh's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

This is the third book in the series. I like the characters and the plot. Estrella is easy to relate to and lovable. I do think some extra could have been cut. It was a little long and meandering at times. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

baileybailz's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

Meh. Very slow,  plot becoming a bit jumbled and starting to lose momentum, poor/annoying decision-making by the MCs. The series skirts a fine line of creepiness when it comes to the relationship of the FMC/MMC, and I thought we were finally approaching a shift in the power dynamic towards the FMC, but not quite.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

jen_sten's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape

emilyrubyirene's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault

starseternal182's review

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Read trigger warnings before this book. It’s very dark. Not alot of hope. I’m unwell. I loved it though.

notschshelby's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Blood

tguccione's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

jules531's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I loved the first two books but this fell flat for me. The entire book felt like reading the middle section of a book. No plot advancement. No movement. It was honestly mostly torture and a few smut scenes. My biggest issues are with the plot. I just kept yearning for the characters to take their destiny in their hands; plot, scheme, fight, SOMETHING. 

Characters are consistent to what we've seen so far. 
Writing was fine. 
Smut scenes were good. 

So much of this book was just Mab torturing Caldris and Estrella. They never escape, they never even try to escape or come up with any kind of plan. They just hang out kidnapped in the castle waiting on ~ something ~ to happen. They don't try to figure out what Estrella is and they never do in this book. We get a few tidbit clues. I just needed SOMETHING to happen. Mab consistently wins at every corner even in the end. So we're basically back to where we started with no positive change. Well except she's missing a hand now I guess.

 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

There is an attempted rape, mentions of rape/assault but with no graphic details, and explicit violent torture

buildawallofbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

 This was such an anticipated read for me and it didn’t disappoint!!! 

This book is dark! Much darker in my opinion than books 1&2 and I urge you to check the trigger and content warnings having said that there is such growth in this book between Estrella & Caldris that even in the darkest moments their bond and relationship shines through! 

Book 3 jumps straight in with the action and “Mab’ oh how I hate thee Mab- she makes it very easy to hate her but in this book we get backstory and are shown first hand why we should hate Mab. She’s a superbly written villain! 

Estrella & Caldris have a rough ride in Lurks and I love how well Harper L Woods has done the mating bond and “fated mates” trope- we also see Estrella’s character develop hugely as she steps in to her power and learns more of what she’s capable of! I love the relationship that Estrella & Caldris have and we see shifts in the power dynamic as they move silently as one person at times. I had my doubts about Caldris in book one but his development has been fantastic. 

I whizzed through this book but did find some parts really slow however I also acknowledge that this is an epic world and adventure that’s being created and that I need to cool my jets because there’s so much more to come! 

The cliffhanger is almost painful but I have theories and I can’t wait for book 4 in October because I am way too invested in these characters now. 

🔮 Fated Mates 

☠️ Touch her & you die 

🌶️ Spice

⚠️ check content warnings 

🔥 Burn the world down for you energy 

🖤 Super Villain 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault