Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

35 reviews

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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

2.0

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This book was alright. It wasn't for me. I struggled to connect with the plot and I found that I didn't really care what happened to any of the characters. I won't be reading anything else in this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Torture

mokkekitty's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Emotional abuse

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Torture, and Death of parent

katebella's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

dreadspawn's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

plumpeony's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Ableism, Pedophilia, Rape, and Abortion

cedartonk's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious 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: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

beebeewin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

Upon re-reading I enjoyed this book as much as a remember! I appreciate Kristin Cashore's ability to write an engaging world with well fleshed out characters, especially in regards to Katsa. She creates morally complex characters with ease, and for a teen book doesn't shy away from having characters with motivations and dreams that might be different than in classical YA fiction. There is no pulled punches, which makes for a YA read that, at the time I first read it and even now, doesn't feel like someone dumbing down difficult topics for teens. My only issue is the main conflict seemed to resolve so quickly, like within one chapter. I almost wish that was just drawn out a little longer so that we could really see Katsa's growth and character development fleshed out more. Regardless, I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a quick, interesting, and engaging fantasy read. 

Also 100% Raffin and Bann are gay and you can't convince me otherwise, make it cannon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Torture and Blood

carol16's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-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

4.5

Squee - love this book sm - Review to be added to Goodreads 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Pedophilia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Sexual harassment

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Oh wow I inhaled this book. It’s so great to find characters I love and a world I can lose myself in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcohol

kell_xavi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

4.0

Well-told for the most part, with believable relationships, challenges, and emotions; however, some emotional events carry on a bit long, becoming repetitive and overwrought. I wasn’t convinced of how the plot comes together around the climax, finding too many threads dragged out only to collapse in a surprising moment. Still, Cashore’s girl-driven fantasy novel is mostly successful, smart and sincere, tinged with fear and a good dose of comeuppance to powerful men who do wrong.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail