Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

A Darker Shade of Magic, by V.E. Schwab

32 reviews

sereanasicle's review

funny lighthearted fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment

shadowspinner's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Violence, Self harm, and Blood

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

jcath's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment

nerdysread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

 On m’a dit que c’était pas le meilleur de la série. Et bah j’ai hâte parce que j’ai déjà kiffé celui-ci. 
But ça mérite d’être un peu plus gay 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

eharms3's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual harassment

the_book_bee's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

frankieclc's review against another edition

4.5

thoroughly enjoyable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Self harm

Minor: Sexual harassment

anna_geyer's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book. The plot and magic system are pretty simple and straightforward, but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. I love Schwab’s writing, even when it’s fast paced it’s lyrical and she paints beautiful pictures without dragging on. 
Overall it’s a fun book, I’ll definitely continue the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

zannayo's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This book was written well enough and had a lot of potential. I liked it less as I kept reading it though, most of the characters grated on me quite a bit. I'm a sucker for meaningful bonds between characters and there just wasn't any of that here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Blood, Torture, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Stalking, War, Violence, Sexism, Self harm, Kidnapping, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

mikuriina's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

this book is lacking in characters. there are a few named figures who have enough relevance to feel like they exist, but the rest are there to serve the plot and die immediately after with very little personality to show for it

i really liked lila -- i have a major soft spot for masculine women, especially when they're deeply flawed. kell was alright but i felt kind of annoyed by him because i thought rhy and holland were far more intriguing but they barely got to be fleshed out. the villains were nothing

i'll probably give the second book a shot because i did enjoy the writing (when the plot picked up), i just hope the characters beyond lila and kell are given some more attention

also, anyone who tells you this is an lgbt book is a fraud! there is one lgbt character whose sexuality is alluded to at the beginning of the book and never comes up again, it's barely anything. i got my hopes up before being hit in the face with straight romance teases

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment