Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Dunkelheit by Anne Bishop, Ute Brammertz

5 reviews

fionnghuala's review against another edition

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Got about a third of the way through and could not finish. The world building was not good, you're thrust into a world with no context or exciting submersion into it. The main plot line is sex, but not in an interesting way between 2 characters - it's incest and rape. The matriarchical society is not well structured either, it's literally about chaining men by their dicks. The point when I gave up was when one of the lead ladies decided to cut a male characters penis off for entertainment.

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littleofthis's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is, hands down, my favorite series of books. The characters are realistically flawed in their own ways, but portrayed in a way that their flaws serve as strengths as much as weaknesses. The world-building is top-notch, and the stories that link together the still-growing series is captivating.

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ratproofed's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

CANNOT in good consciousness rate this anything higher than 1 star. Dont read this 💔

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book_rascal's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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
I loved another series by this author so I wanted to try another by her. I don't know how this was even published! Everything from violence to child rape is covered. This was just horrifying and I don't recommend anyone read this.

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pos1t1vel1fe's review against another edition

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Extremely problematic setting and the overall story relies heavily on a caste system and on abuse to create drama. 

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