Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

50 reviews

jengoertz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Started out interesting, quickly became bloated and boring. I did not enjoy the trudge through the second half of the book. 

Ajay's story was intriguing and tragic. Neda's story could have been interesting, but it was part rehash, part unnecessary filler. By the time I got to Sunny's chapters, I no longer cared about any of it. 

The dialogues were difficult to parse.  Several times, i had to go back through half a page track down who said what, which killed any immersion i had in the story. 

The whole thing was just frustrating and exhausting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, and Trafficking

ionarachel's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

alleahwebb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual violence and Blood

Minor: Rape, Trafficking, and Abortion

zophiebrown's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Excellently written, with a dark story told through intertwining narratives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, and Kidnapping

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, and Abortion

himpersonal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Sounded like it should’ve been a really good book. In reality, there were parts that were good, but most of it was disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

maggiereadz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

ttatt's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

lizzym126's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

editorsansserif'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

readergonewilde's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Trafficking, Abortion, and Death of parent