Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Dark Harmony by Laura Thalassa

4 reviews

katiecoconut21's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was great, but it felt as though all the plot missing from the prior three books was shoved into this one.

My biggest gripe with the book is that for all the scheming the Thief of Souls does, his last action of

removing the wards that prevents Callie from glamouring him

is complete and utter stupidity. It felt like his clever character was all but ruined in that moment. I liked that Des

outwitted the Thief by having the Shadows betray him

, but bad decisions? It just felt like a poor way to let

Callie have her revenge

.

Overall, I feel like the series has problems with pacing. It's a plot-driven romance, but each book varies in how much plot and how much romance there will be. This makes it feel like some books are all romance, some are all plot, and then some are a good mix.

It was enjoyable, but not so much that I would choose to re-read the Bargainer series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Torture and Pregnancy

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Slavery, Blood, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Cursing, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Stalking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, War, Torture, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

ka_ke's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

A majority of the book is great. But I found the twist with the Thief to be a little disappointing. I think it would have been better

 if he was just some maniacal fairy and not some over powered god

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Grief, and War

Minor: Slavery, Sexual content, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence