Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Dukes of Ruin by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

19 reviews

mrsgames2u's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

This book was tough. There’s very little redeeming qualities about these guys, and there’s a lot of assault. At this point, I’m hopeful about one guy in particular so I’m eager to see where that goes. Mostly, it’s the plot and mystery that’s captivated me. I want to know what happened to the sister and best friend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide

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

amberlinanderson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

Let me start by saying that I LOVED the Lords trilogy, but the Dukes are not doing it for me. I’m big on believability when I read. I can’t identify with the “I hate you with every fiber in my being, but sometimes I can see how this would work” vibe. With that said, the last 5% of the book did intrigue me, so I’m going to give book 5 a try.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

niccy_beth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

_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

zeaing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

4.25

in comparison to the lords of forsyth series, i’d say these books are A LOT more dark from the get go. if you thought the lords were bad then the dukes are so much worse.

the dukes are a lot. nick both has this need to dominate and control every little thing to do with lavinia but also loves her free spirit that it confuses me at times. he loves her in this odd way that makes me both hate him and want to see more of their relationship progress. sy is sy. i’m not sure what i can say about him despite the fact that i think he’s absolutely mad, he hates lavinia and she sure as hell hates him but there’s something about the tension between them that is something else. in a room alone full of weapons i don’t know if they’d kill eachother or fuck eachother first. and remy, remy my baby. i love that man with my whole chest. he deserves so much better and i just loved to see him throughout the book. his relationship with lavinia was so oddly soft that i LIVED for the scenes with them both. seeing his come to a realisation about the dreams and everything coming together made sense but also put so many more questions into my head that i just can’t wait for the next two duke books.

lavinia is something else entirely. from her blue hair and aggressiveness to her motherly nature with archie (i swear if something happens to archie i don’t know what i’ll do), she was so different to what i’d expected. i like how despite her having her limits and knowing when enough was enough with her, she rarely failed to stick up for herself. she knew the impossible situation she was in but she still had a backbone and somehow survived. i can’t wait to see her (hopefully) get more freedom and learn to express herself so much more when she can.

lavinia and verity made the most unlikely duo, seeing the ‘royals tree’ kinda image at the beginning of the book made me imagine they’d hate each other but instead seeing their friendship (if we can call it that) made me smile. same with sarah and lavinia, seeing sarah practically give lavinia free reign with her sons makes me hope that sarah will become somewhat of a mother-figure for lavinia. i don’t know what to say about story and lavinia, i was definitely expecting them to have a different relationship but i understand that lavinia hasn’t learnt about the lords’ relationship with story and grown with them the way the reader has. ngl i’m hoping for some chapters in the next book with lavinia babysitting melody…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Forced institutionalization

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