Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

19 reviews

bean_7088's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Ooh! I loved the dark of this one. 
Sometimes books that jump around time wise can be annoying and frustrating, but this was done really well. Never staying too long in any flash back, and satisfyingly dished out information. 
The ending was very satisfying.
Narrator was fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

It's two fucked up people trying to kill each other, it gets nasty.

mdeshazer's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

ashlynregan's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

An interesting read. A quick jump to action with the flashbacks in alternating chapters, but other than that it was compelling. In order to read this, you have to fully commit to believing in superheroes, if only for a few hours. I would recommend this to fans of the television show The Boys.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Car accident, Child death, Sexual assault, and Torture

currently_introverting's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Animal death

cfell's review

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault

theghostly's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Rape

laurafrances's review

dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Alcoholism

eliever's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

filed under questionable gay representation

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

kt2e56's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

WOW. This was excellent. Genuinely thrilling and so dark and suspenseful which I’m a bit surprised by as my only other knowledge of V.E. Schwab’s work is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue which has its moments of darkness but is so vastly different. Kudos to Schwab for now giving me two books, one swoon-worthy and one brooding, that I’ve completely fallen in love with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, Mental illness, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Child death, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

autidanir's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt