Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Dukes of Ruin by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

9 reviews

smartcookiesca's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Bullying

hilary89's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

God, this series has me in a chokehold. I didn't find this first book in the Duke's trilogy to be any darker than the Lord's books, but it definitely had a lot more in the way of political intrigue and worldbuilding. Though I did find it harder to read about Lavinia's circumstances in comparison to Story's as Lavinia has be stripped of any and all agency and is at the complete mercy of the men around her. Considering what she's gone through, I can anticipate a revenge arc in the future and am looking forward to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism

kganley's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, and Suicide attempt

mrsmonty503's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

nineinchnails's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Trafficking

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Blood

annick's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

1.5

The drama and indulgence. Nope. Bored for most of it. Only around ch28-29 did it get to some interesting spice and tensions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Murder

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

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

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