Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Seven Devils by Elizabeth May, L.R. Lam

5 reviews

sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

I'm going to need 5-10 business years to just process what I read, I think 🤯😭😬😅🥵😰

Okay, okay, I think I've processed enough now (maybe?). This was a wild, fun time and I loved it! 

I loved and felt so strongly for the cast of strong, diverse, queer, female characters who supported each other. They were probably the strongest part of the book. I was hesitant about the number of POVs but I think it really worked to develop all the core crew of characters.

The plot was twisty and intriguing, and every time I thought that something needed to happen to keep this plot moving, something happened immediately after, so the pacing was great in my opinion. I guessed a couple of plot points but not too far ahead and I had so many feelings for the characters that it didn't bother me at all and still had an emotional impact on me.

I thought the world was really cool, and how the storyline reflected similar events in the real world today.

I had a great time with this, thank you Rhys (readswithrhys) for encouraging me to pick up this book! I can't wait to read the sequel 🙏🏼

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Colonisation

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, and War

starccato's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

wondereads13's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

This has been described as a feminist space opera, and that's pretty much it. The characters are all women (except the villain and one guy who shows up at the end), they all have their own skill sets, and there's some pretty crazy backstories. I can't believe I have to wait at least another year for a sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, and Grief

One of the characters is a former concubine (essentially a sex slave), but the actual contents of her job are kept vague

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

I absolutely adored this queer space opera! If you are a fan of Star Wars, I definitely recommend giving this series a try.  There are so many unique characters and the plot is killer! My favorite plot line was Eris but I won't say much about it because of spoilers.  I really loved the idea of the Empire and the fact that all of the "lab-grown" children have to fight to the death to become the heir and the spare! That was brutal and gruesome, but so so interesting to read.

I loved the character development between all of the characters and being able to read a little bit about some of their pasts as well as their presents. I definitely thought the before storylines were good chapters to include!

Also, just....Ariadne. Enough said.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Torture

nerdylari's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence