Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Broken Blade - Die Klinge des Königs by Melissa Blair

45 reviews

mckaylaboyd's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

lpantoja0295's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

I had a fun time reading it! It felt very cliche in the beginning, but you could really watch Keera's character unfold from the alcoholic we meet in the first chapters. She is, of course, a broody, badass, top-notch assassin, but the baggage she carries also obviously takes its toll on her as the story progresses. The ending was one I did see coming, but I was shocked when I finally got to that point! I'm excited to see where this story goes and what's in store for our badass heroine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Sexual assault

lorange's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse

judassilver's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Sexual violence, Blood, and Colonisation

Minor: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

corditeq's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

It isn’t a perfect book, but it is damn good nonetheless. I had been sold it as a “sapphic romantasy”, so I was really confused when the m/f romance started. The main character is bisexual, an alcoholic, and absolutely tormented and broken. The cast of characters was brilliant, and the undertones of discourse about colonisation were fantastic. I am off to read book two!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Genocide and Grief

bookluvr820's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Minor: Physical abuse and Self harm

ghostcowboylex's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Self harm, Murder, and Colonisation

paula357's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.0

found it a bit difficult to get involved in the story and was very disappointed for it being labelled as lgbtq since it’s only very briefly mentioned (!!!!) that the main character is queer. honestly had higher expectations because of that label

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Murder

bluerobins58's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

jocogr's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism