Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

De ballade van slangen en zangvogels by Suzanne Collins

4 reviews

matildag00's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

You can say what you want about this book, snow or even the hunger games world over all, but we can all agree that "Snow lands on top" is such a cool phrase to have for your family name!

I like it, it's a bit slow sometimes and it isn't as action-y as the hunger games can be because we see the games from someone who is safe-point of view. I did like where this story went after the games and I like the ending and how we are never really meant to be sympathizing for Snow event though he as the main character time and time again tries to tell us his thought process and how he's actually doing the right thing even though we know that he is absolutely f-cked in the head.

I liked it! Not love it and i didn't fly though it like I did with the OG trilogy but.. I like it! :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Child death, and Death

Moderate: War, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Cannibalism, and Suicidal thoughts

jodean's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This is a book that knows what a prequel should do. There's too many unneeded pre- and sequels around lately and not enough original work, so I'd been skeptic
al of this one. But it's an exception. 
I don't think anything can compare to the original trilogy, but this book makes me look at it all in a new light. It answers questions I didn't think to ask. 
<Spoiler>Also, Sejanus deserved better and God I hope Lucy Gray made it somewhere better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Child abuse, Body horror, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Classism, Medical content, Confinement, and Alcohol

Moderate: War, Slavery, Addiction, Animal death, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Blood, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

jonathan14's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Addiction

Moderate: War, Sexism, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gore, Blood, Trafficking, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Sexual violence

erovelo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence