Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

28 reviews

meecespieces's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse

traciereads's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

miguelito_juanito's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

dingus_8's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved it!! I think it balanced the dark aspects with hope and also a light tone in a really good way. It left a little bit to be desired, but i’m not sure what. I still really loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

cafelatte235's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Good read! I enjoyed the fast paced nature of the book, it got to the point. Lots of sub adventures in this book, you never know what's going to happen in the next chapter! Beyond Harry's need to describe every woman in the story with excruciating detail, the main characters are loveable and fun to read about. This story ties two great book genres together in great harmony: mystery and fantasy! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Gore

sweetjaroline's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

If I didn't know it gets better later in the series, the way the main character describes women physically and as if that was the most important description in addition to weak writing of the female characters, I would have given up. Powering through just for the world building until it gets less misogynistic. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse

themoodreader's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

maddierandolph's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

travisdabis's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Great book, excited to read more. The writing is a little bland at times but it's great when the characters voice shines through. Just a lovely modern (well, early 2000s) spin on noir detective and magic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

phantompansy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

interesting and engaging, Butcher really commands the world he builds and the magic system makes sense and feels accessable as a reader. the solution to the crime was predictable and I spent the whole book waiting for the protagonist to catch up, but that's not really a fault of the book. I still can quite figure out if Harry was written to be a misogynistic asshole as a character flaw or if Harry's view of women was a product of the time it was written. curious to see how the series develops.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use and Sexism

Minor: Domestic abuse