Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Dukes of Ruin by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

17 reviews

romancejunkie's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I hate every fucking one of these guys, but especially Nick. I hope she cuts off his balls and feeds them to him. 

This was filled with rape after abuse after degradation after some more rape and around and around we go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Suicide attempt

hq_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

This book is equal parts frustrating and captivating. I’m still deciding how I feel about the non-consensual element to the romance but I admit, I’m intrigued to see where it goes. I find Remy utterly lovable! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

k8thegr8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i loved the lords series and was hopeful for this. I was so excited to see Nick too. I felt like they did him a disservice here. the men just never seemed to find a redeeming quality to them. and they all seemed to hate her. i am hopeful as the story progresses i find some love for the men but in this book i just feel so bad for lavinia that no one loves or cares for her in the slightest :/ she deserves to be loved or at the very least seen

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

_ann_'s review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Slavery and Murder

_alyxo_'s review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide attempt

tanner's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Suicide attempt

andibrink's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

This book was absolutely amazing! I was really curious how different this book would be compared to the Lords trilogy and let me just tell you that Angel and Sam blew my expectations out of the water. The plot is great and then men are *chef’s kiss*. They are so rough around the edges and I cannot wait to see this character development in the coming books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Self harm and Trafficking