Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey

20 reviews

timmytunter's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

This series has the most interesting plot concept I’ve read in awhile. And I’m slowly falling more and more in love with the characters. The best part is that I have no idea where it’s going. 

Sci-Fi, Found Family

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

ippoteq's review against another edition

adventurous 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

2.5

Not as good as the first one, but still an enjoyable read. It felt like there was a rush in the last 100 pages to wrap everything neatly together - they left concluding the action to so late in the book that I assumed Abbadon's Gate was going to be a "part 2" to Caliban's War. But they found a way to cram all that climax in a very small amount of pages. Doesn't hold a candle to Leviathan Wakes in my eyes, but

Bobbie and Avasarala

make up for the ambling plot brought about by the time dedicated to their introduction. Looking forward to seeing how Abbadon's shapes up against this one! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual content

cosmopsis's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism

tinyhands15's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, and Pedophilia

saroreen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia and Trafficking

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

roksyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, and War

Minor: Child abuse

thedinosaurkid's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

xta_07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

The second installment of the Expanse series is a banger. That is mainly due to the introduction of Bobbie Draper and Chrisjen Avasarala. A Martian Marine and a politician at the top of her game. I loved seeing these two women interact. They are so much the polar opposites of one another that seeing them work together and bond was so much fun to read. I was always excited with a Bobbie or an Avasarala chapter came up.

I have heard The Expanse described as Game of Thrones set in space, and I can really see that comparison in this novel. Political power moves, and a mysterious looming threat are the main motif. But, there is an underlying hopefulness here that human kind can do the right thing if we just listen to each other, that I don’t see in GOT.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Child abuse