Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

40 reviews

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Despite some of the dark content, I found the writing style easy to get through.

I enjoyed the moments that Lei founds strength in love and friendship. 

In spite of only getting a little glimpse of Lei’s family in the herb shop at the beginning, their bond and the coziness of Lei’s home came across well. 

I liked the cultures that the author set up. The world-building was fascinating. Not every character feels the same way about the situation as our main character does, so it makes them feel all the more realistic. 

The romance was cute! 

Sex work and same sex couples are stigmatized by some characters in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, and Lesbophobia

charlx_otte's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

There is a lot of graphic details in this YA book

morganraine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

runes_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol and War

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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

4.75

Plot: 4.5/5
Characters: 4/5
Dialogue: 5/5
World Building: 5/5
Descriptions: 4/5
Writing Style: 5/5
Personal Enjoyment: 5/5
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Beautifully written and gracefully takes on dark / heavy topics. The plot was captivating and the world building (it’s a Malaysian inspired fantasy) was really cool and was integrated into the story naturally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Infertility, and War

Although there is an abundance of trigger warnings and very heavy / dark topics within this book, they’re done with grace and class. They are not there for shock factor or anything like that. That being said, because of these triggers and topics, this book might not be right for everyone.

caoimhemchugh_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

madimomreads's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism