Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Wicked King by Holly Black

42 reviews

tisya's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

erised's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death and Torture

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

kynthebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was an outright masterpiece honestly. I loved it, the twists and turns, the way the plot completely surprises you, the writing, and the characters were all absolutely fantastic to read. A wonderful sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

anigirl524's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

[17 june 2023—update]
i'll be re-reading this book at some point this year. to be honest, i don't remember most of what happened, and i think it will be good to actively read it and write a better review.

[3 january 2023—initial review]
this book was loads better than the cruel prince.  i definitely enjoyed seeing how the characters developed in this novel, especially cardan (he still confuses me immensely though).

now i have to wait ~8 weeks for the queen of nothing audiobook or find time to read it physically once i get back to school 😭😭😭 i just want to know what happens next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm

shelbyrodger's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

lizzye33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, and Classism

kajasversion's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The story was really interesting and there were so many plot twists and schemes that i was always worried what will happen next. The main character is very strong and independent which hurts her many times but she always picks herself back up. She knows she can only trust herself in a world she’s living in. Everyone is always stabbing each other’s backs and making alliances. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

micapellin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nicolekohl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail