Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

391 reviews

jamielikestoread's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Cultural appropriation

adventurefinn14's review against another edition

3.25

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I love a good book with female rage. The politics were crazy and shocked me every time. My jaw was on the floor a few times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault

poggles789's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Cannibalism, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Deportation

cinnamon_birch's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book WRECKED ME. I was bawling by page 10. I said to my friends, "I didn't cry that much, only at the beginning, middle, and end." Incredible. I was in the worst reading slump after finishing. This was my 9th book in January... I finished only one book in February! Devastation of the highest degree AND I'D DO IT AGAIN.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

gcyawg's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Religious bigotry

starccato's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt

eleonorehilbig's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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: Yes

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I really appreciate how this author writes humans and human responses. 
i absolutely flew through this book. 
and i really liked the bluntness of it. 

my main critizism is the limitations and faults in the worldbuilding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Classism

gondorgirl's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Genocide, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment

alannacoward's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

decepticat_314's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Let me start by saying this is not a “good” book, a fun fantasy where all ends well and good prevails. It is devastating, scathing, and utterly chilling. It is a mirror in pretty paper and gorgeous typeface. Blood Over Bright Haven is a NECESSARY book, and it is a masterpiece. 

M.L. Wang rips away the facade of a glorious empire and exposes the atrocities committed beneath, and does it with beautiful and expressive writing. Everyone should read this - books like this give me hope. 

I hope it burns anyone who tries to ban it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence