Reviews tagging 'War'

Taming the Wolves by Lyx Robinson

7 reviews

earlgreyjedi's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

As someone who was raised Catholic, I really appreciate the portrayal of the path to recovery from religious trauma. The ups and downs of Tamsin’s journey of self-discovery and forgiveness accompany her already difficult situation as a captive and pawn in a war against her kin. The spice was also excellent. I read part of this on a plane ride and turned my screen brightness ALL THE WAY DOWN. While some might feel frustrated that Tamsin goes back and forth from feeling free and embracing herself and her newfound life to experiencing crippling bouts of doubt and self-loathing, I think it quite accurately portrays the difficulty of re-writing your own narrative when you have been told one thing your entire life. My biggest issue with this book is the number of times the author used the word “unselfconscious” - seriously, so many times. But other than that very minor thing, this was an excellent read and I can’t wait to read the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Domestic abuse and Rape

l_noona's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and War

sydneylmeyer7's review

adventurous funny medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, and War

eepybruja's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gore

Minor: War

doahdancer's review

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Gore, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

caitlinemccann's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

I'm thrilled to have discovered this series at the tail end of 2023. Taming the Wolves is book 2 in a historical why-choose omegaverse, though books 1 and 2 predominantly feature the heroine's relationship with Thrain as her primary love interest. Robinson has mentioned that this is intended to be a 6 book series, and I can see the appeal of drawing out Tamsin's story that far. 

While there are plenty of smutty good times in this romance series, Robinson doesn't skimp on plot or character development. You're fully immersed in an intense political battle with a more fantasy-leaning take on the omegaverse. I would recommend this series to folks who enjoy both Kathryn Moon and Sierra Simone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Homophobia, Slavery, Grief, and Pregnancy

casster's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: War

Minor: Abortion