Reviews tagging 'Torture'

De Winter van de Heks by Katherine Arden

29 reviews

saoreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

Added to my all-time favorite series of books. I could not believe it actually ended. The feeling's still surreal. When I first started reading the novel, I absolutely had no idea what I was getting myself into-Russian folklore, religious affiliation, political warfare, marriages, historical adaption, and such with a heroine that grew up to find herself a future not dictated by others. The characters were all so beautifully created that I am deeply attached to them, especially to Solovey, Vasya's mare. The storytelling wasn't grandiose in a way, but its world building was so captivating that it incessantly creates various images, bountiful at that with its back and forth movement of the plot. It's one I can always get back to when I feel like rereading a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

decembermagpie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Self harm, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Sexual content

galactic_gigi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

5.0

I‘m not gonna lie, this was a wild ride. Don‘t get me wrong, I loved every single part of this series and finished every book in one sitting! But now I‘m left with this feeling of emptiness, wanting to know more about Vasya and Rus and all the potential stories that could follow while she‘s fully accepting her new role. 
I really adored the fact that the people in this series weren’t divided into just good and just bad characters. They were all very well written characters, apart from if I liked them or not. I was able to understand their motivations and feelings and therefore was invested into their storyline. 
Throughout the series I really got to know Vasya and I basically watched her growing up and maturing and making mistakes, because even though she has the best intentions she is not able to anticipate every single outcome of her actions. She always stood up for her beliefs, but in this book she was facing her greatest fear and standing up to herself. 
The two main conflicts were really interesting and during the second one I was more than once on my toes, hoping and praying that this book wouldn‘t destroy me in the end. It did, but just a little. 
It was a delight to read these books and I‘m left a little sad that it’s over. I would love to visit this world again!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Death of parent

szuum's review against another edition

adventurous sad slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual assault and Torture

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Torture

Minor: Vomit

awashinfeeling's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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: Animal death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gore, Miscarriage, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit

mscalls's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder

katiburd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I feel lots of love for this book! I really enjoyed this final book in the Winternight Trilogy! I feel like Arden wrapped up everything in the best and the most bittersweet way - I loved that. I'm going to miss this trilogy and these characters! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

Minor: Sexual violence and Torture