Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao

6 reviews

katattack345's review against another edition

I could not get into the story. 
I usually love twists on fairy tales but this was not it. Nothing was captivating in it. Nothing hooked me in

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Blood

booksthatburn's review against another edition

I know this is an anti-hero story, setting her up to be the villain of the sequel, but I detested the main character and just couldn't keep going. Her relationship with Wei feels built on nothing but having been near each other. They have no chemistry and it seems like they barely even talk. I like it when characters have good reasons to try and do a bad thing, but this seemed like she's determined to make terrible decisions in order to live up to what her abuser wants, knowing that Guma was abusive. I don't like any of it and I'm stopping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Ableism, Excrement, Slavery, Suicide, Death of parent, War, and Sexual content

almoore5's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

atamano's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

purple_rose_kat93's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Child death, and Death of parent

pompurin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Physical abuse