Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

House of Pounding Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

8 reviews

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Grief, and Murder

dkgreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

Gah! This series is SO GOOD! There was some unfortunate withholding of information/misunderstandings that had me screaming, “JUST TELL HER ALREADY!” and Fallon was infuriatingly stubborn for the first 3/4 of the book (kind of understandable, but still), but I seriously CANNOT get enough of this story! On to book three!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

allisonk9's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

mmagaro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense 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? No

4.0

While HoBW was quite slow-paced, this book really kicks it up a notch after about halfway through. The plot deepens, the politics are much more complex than initially anticipated, and the slow burn romance finally pays off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

gimmiiie's review against another edition

I almost DNF'd this book a lot sooner. I put it down for awhile before giving it another shot in hopes. 

And I  had so much hope for

Fallon to put Lore in his place for his controlling, possessive ways. I kept hoping until the public bath scene where he basically said he can touch her w/o consent as they're mates. Like nope. People in relationships can still say no. They have their own autonomy.

. The world building is neat but because of the above I just can't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Classism

kaitlinnoodles's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Grief, and War

krisalexcole's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Torture, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

nicole_thereader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism