Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

28 reviews

viacrow's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

v appreciate that the other characters seemed to have joined in at yelling “i know what you are” at andrew and neil at every given opportunity

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

lim's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Mental illness, Drug use, Rape, Addiction, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Physical abuse, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, Animal death, and Death of parent

itsapaxycab's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Rape, Homophobia, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Blood, Death, and Death of parent

giou's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Homophobia, Murder, Rape, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Pedophilia, Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Vomit

annabelle's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Murder, Violence, Homophobia, Ableism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Torture

bookskassadie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

As a fierce man-hating lesbian, I go into any and all books already counting the flaws of the male characters to see if they are worth the time the author spends curating them. In The Raven King, my count came back astronomically high. Every single man- NO, every single character (save Renee) has their flaws and their issues but none of them more prevalent than fucking Riko Moriyama. The storyline for this book carried out beautifully and I loved watching the transitions between characters as they grew closer through Neil’s inevitable force shut down. However, the characters drove me wild and I would ring their necks if they were real people and I didn’t think they would be able to k!ll me. Like my last review, or rant if you will, I recommend this book but please read the trigger warnings first! There is a larger than necessary amount of problematic shit that goes down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gore, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Cursing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Grief, Death of parent, and Body shaming

Minor: Deadnaming and Suicide

k0nnie's review against another edition

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

5.0

this series is awful i love it 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Pedophilia, Rape, and Self harm

kathran's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

THIS BOOK IS FUCKING INSANE OH MY GOD. WHY IS THIS BOOK REAL. WHY WHY WHY WHAT IS HAPPENING WHY AM I READING A BAD BOOK ABOUT LACROSSE AND THE MAFIA. So so so so so trashy but I can’t stop reading. Very confused as to why this is listed as YA because I had to listen to a rape scene while shelving books in the children’s section of my library - would not reccomend doing that. I am so fucking tired of the narrator’s voice but that’s okay. On to the third one! Can’t wait to see where this shit goes next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Vomit

kynthebookworm's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Self harm, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Drug abuse, Ableism, Body horror, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death

emmakayy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism