Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert

67 reviews

taryn_g's review

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death and Murder

staceys23's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Violence

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

literarymary95's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.25

This wasn't my favorite of the series, but it was slightly better than Wicked Beauty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

socialpsysteph's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

3.5

I enjoyed this installment but so far, it was definitely my least favorite. I felt like the relationships progressed way too fast into love, felt almost insta-love like, which is not a trope I typically enjoy. I was more invested in the broader story around Olympus and Minos's plan than I was in the relationship(s) in this one.  The main focus here is Aphrodite who has been "forced" into a marriage with Hapheastus thus leading to her ending her relationship with Adonis. The relationships in this one are super messy in a fun, reality show kind of way, and I did enjoy that. Will definitely be continuing this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Murder

bookmarkedbybritt's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

withlivjones's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! It delves more into the politics of the city since two of the MCs are members of the Thirteen, and the overarching plot of the series is getting exciting. I also really enjoyed all four POVs equally, which is quite a feat! Aphrodite is wonderfully morally grey, Pandora and Adonis are both delights, and Hephaestus… I really didn’t like him in the previous books, but after exploring his past and his motivations in this book, I definitely found him a lot more likeable and sympathetic. The spicy scenes are still the weakest part of the book in my opinion, I swear some of the positions these characters take defy the laws of physics, but the romance is actually really sweet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

_meganrose's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.0

Solid 3 star read. Not my favorite of the Dark Olympus series. Four different POV’s was a bit much and unnecessary in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

dwarrowdams's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Really liked this in terms of the relationship and the plot. Certain aspects felt rushed or like they could’ve used more setup, but this was a fun read that was hard to put down.

The disability rep with Hephaestus/Theseus was well done: it was clear that his mobility impairment is part of who he is and affects his daily life, but it never felt like he was a token disabled character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Pedophilia