Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Little Fire by Hollee Mands

18 reviews

quelbell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

I really loved this book. There are much plot holes, which is awesome. This is a pure true love story set in a dark world. I do want to point out that the author is graphic in their descriptions, but they also dedicate time to the recovery of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

vivivi's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Pretty good but the ending dragged on a bit with two kidnapping-esque instances happening one after the other. 
Before that though, I enjoyed it immensely. I like the character interactions. It's not a comedy, but there are light-hearted moments. 
I knew how some things were going to turn out, but I couldn't figure out how they would explain it, so it was satisfying in the end when identities were revealed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

reminiscences's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

nonbinarynarwhal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Easy 5 stars. The world building alone is fantastic.  Definitely check trigger warnings, this is not a happy go lucky book, but it had me ask the way hooked.  Can't wait to start the next one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

dominicangirl's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

ephemeralreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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 assault, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

Minor: Vomit

samantha_ellen's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a solid Romantasy book - it was predictable in all the best ways & the execution was spot on. 
I knew where the story was going but I throughly enjoyed the ride.  
It was surprisingly heavy in some moments (SA - not on page but eluded to) but I felt like it was handled with care.

Although I do feel like the cover let’s this series down a little, I will definitely be continuing with the series & look forward to the 2nd book in the Duology.

I listened on audio & really liked the narration.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual assault

beatricebmorgan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Kidnapping

nymeria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

This just made me really happy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Misogyny

mslori's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

A little predictable, but still a good story. Felt a bit incomplete, only to find there is a sequel. Not a chiffhanger,  but it just felt a little unfinished. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury