Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

10 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this one just a little bit less than the previous, but that’s because I generally get annoyed even famous historical figures are reimagined in time travel tropes. My brain also tends to try to work out all the knots created with time travel that trickle back through the ages into the present storyline. So I tend to spend too much time overthinking something that has no need of my energy, given that it’s fiction. There were a few other things that bothered me, but to get into them would be giving away spoilers.

Excited to read the third installment as well as the prequel as soon as they come off hold at my library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nerdy_reader_9571's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Blood, Antisemitism, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

joey_paige's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment

aduqu's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

I almost stopped reading this book many times - it's mottled with both intriguing and painfully slow parts, but the good parts are worth slogging through the bad.

Matthew is less of an ass in this one, and Diana is less helpless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

cassandrareads_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Pregnancy

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, and Kidnapping

katielaine_w's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

Turned from a problematic relationship to an abusive one all the good parts of the world building were thrown out ant turned into literal knitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

marisabenn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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

3.75

I once had this as a DNF, the second time I really had to force myself through it, the third time I enjoyed it. I'm not sure if I wasn't in the mood for it or what. It's a very slow read, but I love all of the new characters and development. There are a few parts that seemed completely unnecessary, but nothing's perfect I suppose.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Miscarriage and Rape

bookedbymadeline's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Rape and Antisemitism