Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

16 reviews

lilradridinghood's review against another edition

3.0

The best part of this book is Rose and Christian's friendship. But Rose is still so bratty and I don't see why two guys like her so much. I do appreciate how the story has Rose weighing the meaning of her duty after being told "they come first" all her life. I just wish it didn't take the form of her being in love with a much older man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

thebankofbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The last book had a fair bit of action at the very end but it was nothing compared to this. We learn more about spirit, see Victor again, see ghosts, and kill more Strigoi. Hold onto your hats folks. I was not a fan of this narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Kidnapping

ercon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

ashleysager's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

the_escapist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

steepz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

Best one out of the series so far, i finished it in 3 days with little breaks it had me hooked!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Torture

Minor: Rape

jessy_caca's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Classism

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The last book had a fair bit of action at the very end but it was nothing compared to this. We learn more about spirit, see Victor again, see ghosts, and kill more Strigoi. Hold onto your hats folks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Gore, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

martamae77's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Mental illness and Sexual content