Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn

10 reviews

jamanji's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Self harm and Pedophilia

kamrynkoble's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 stars! I really enjoyed this one. It’s my first novel set in Ancient Rome, and I loved the setting. I’ve been to Rome and the coliseum which only made it more special.

I found myself rooting for these characters, and truly hoping they would get what they wanted. I feel attached to them, especially Thea, after watching her endure so much over the span of many years. I love a book that can make me do that. 

I also enjoyed the multiple POVS. All of the different characters took me a second to understand, but I was impressed by how the author managed to weave them all in. This is such a high-stakes setting that I was on the edge of my seat often. 

The ending was particularly good. One “twist” made me turn my head away and cover my mouth in shock. The rest was so tightly plotted from there, and I liked that this had such a good resolution chapter. 

I’ll definitely read more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, and Slavery

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

estherrosedq's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

As much as I loved the characters of Vix, Thea, and Arius, and the overall storyline, I found this book incredibly hard to get through and I probably wouldn't read it again because of the amount of violence discussed in this book. It was incredibly heartbreaking to have to read 

Spoiler

the parts about the years of abuse that Thea suffered through. 

  Even though it was so dark, I found myself staying up until 2am to read the whole second half of the book because I was just unable to put it down until I made sure that they had at least somewhat of a happy ending so that I could stop worrying about Thea. Overall, the storyline is great and this time period was totally out of my wheelhouse but Quinn does a great job keeping everything understandable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Child abuse, and Self harm

ylienna'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Incest, Sexual violence, Blood, Self harm, and Slavery

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Antisemitism

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious 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

3.5

This book is not for anyone who is sensitive to most triggers. This book has most all of them. Be careful, take care

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, War, Violence, Torture, and Suicide attempt

suzieqreads's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, and Slavery

azalia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Genocide, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Moderate: Antisemitism and War

birkenstonk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

kestrael's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

carolinebrooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Gore, Violence, Slavery, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Murder