Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn

8 reviews

dlt603's review against another edition

3.75

The fictional elements of this story were well woven into the facts presented in the historical notes at the end of the book. I enjoyed the plot and the interrelations of all the characters. The villains were cartoonishly evil at times which took me out of the story, and Vix was a total punk and drove me crazy. This was very character driven and intriguing enough that it kept me reading but I would have enjoyed more context and atmosphere of ancient Rome outside of the immediate characters. The colosseum events were well depicted but I would've appreciated seeing more aspects of society at the time for a historical fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Self harm

tiredenglishteacher's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This is a classic Kate Quinn in that it has a very lengthy exposition, takes a long time to get going, and feels at times confused about the ultimate plot BUT the last 100 pages were very exciting and engaging. Unfortunately you have to plow through a lot of seemingly random exposition to get there. Middle dragged on forever. Gory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Antisemitism

sea_tea_books's review against another edition

I was looking for more historical information to learn something about ancient Rome. This focuses too much on

gore and rape

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual harassment

protovulcan's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.5

definitely a book i couldn't put down once i started reading. lots of character death, and towards the end some made me tear up. 
i hate paulinus almost as much as lepida, especially at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Incest

lehughes19's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

Page turner. I actually picked it up previously and couldn’t get into it, but this time I couldn’t put it down! It was shocking, entertaining, and emotion provoking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Self harm, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, and Mental illness

hunkydory's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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

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