Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

15 reviews

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

I’m not sure why I took so long to read it, but now I’m hooked and I’m not letting go. I could do without the end fight, I’d rather the king lived and our two mcs joined together happily in love but I GUESS, I’ll go for some drama. I just hope its a one time thing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

peachieko's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

This was somewhere between genius and deeply cringe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery and Torture

some of the emotional scenes made me laugh and it's a pity bc the story is awesome imo but CAN THEY PLS STOP CURSING THIS MUCH ITS CRINGE

dustfinger97's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Slavery, and Torture

sarahyjackson'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I thought the last quarter felt really exciting and innovative and I am very eager to read the next one based on it. I have grown weary of trial based fantasy so I was kind of ambivalent about the machinations of plot to that point. 

And loved the commentary on family!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape

l_jacavino's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail