Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

7 reviews

byhilderbrand's review against another edition

I’ve tried and tried to like it. Over halfway through and nothing has happened and no character is that compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

gmarkwell's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

This dark fantasy romance is a complicated story of self discovery and power along with the implications of violence in response to embracing and giving in to one’s  power, past, and future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

straybutterfly's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse

ari_wolffs's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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 and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and War

3bobbielee's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

notbambi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

Well, this is the sexiest book I have ever read. This is my first time reading an Armentrout book, and damned if she isn't a master of building sexual tension into every scene, whether it's a spicy scene or not. It's what I wish the ACOTAR series had been.

There were some annoyances. Thorne uses very formal speech most of the time, but then starts talking about his dick in very casual, modern language, and that switch in register felt jarring. Some parts were rather infodumpy. Very little happens in the non-romance plot until the last 5 chapters or so, when suddenly everything goes to hell in a handbasket. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

headinthepages's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail