Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

50 reviews

livcanread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse

elizabethortiz96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

Okay. Where do I even start?? I LOVED this book. The character development is SO good, I absolutely love all of the relationships and how they evolve so much. When Aelin almost kills Manon I really felt how much I'd grown to care about Manon cuz I didn't want her to kill her! That whole thing was great. Also, LYSANDRA??? Obsessed. The plot twist with the king and perrington and kind of Kaltain? Ah. I'm just so excited to see how this continues to evolve. 🤌🏼

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

stitchbooks22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Felt like the pacing was a bit off and that some of the character arcs changed a bit too fast in a short number of chapters to really be able to take in the change for the direction the story was going in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rorybug's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Kidnapping

coethedragon's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Murder, and Pregnancy

singingshooter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

ernis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked the book, but felt that some of the events that had been talked about for a while fell short of the expectations. For instance, the plot to kill a significant character felt anti climatic considering how much it was discussed ahead of time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and War

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

mangofraiche'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

starfire29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit