Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Becoming by Nora Roberts

6 reviews

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Fantasy has an unfortunate history of utilizing antisemitic blood libel (kidnapping/killing children) trope. It features heavily in this book. I don’t think La Nora is aware this trope’s roots are antisemitic and I respect the hell out of her writing. But the blood libel bit knocked this book from 3.5 to 2.75 for me.

cyndi1966's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and War

purplepenning's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism and Pregnancy

k_bb's review

adventurous 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? No

4.0

I really enjoy the escapism of this series. It's not remarkable literature. Some of the characters are flat and the descriptions cheesy. But I enjoy the escapism.

I appreciate that none of the most endearing characters die.

I will probably read it again before the last book comes out, which I did with the first book and enjoyed it just as much the second time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

franigma's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

mithilwen's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence