Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Il Cavaliere d'Inverno by Paullina Simons

5 reviews

ifoundcallie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, War, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Child death

Minor: Chronic illness, Classism, Torture, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Deportation, Animal death, Antisemitism, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, and Vomit

livlovread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship

spenci_boi's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

This is possibly the worst book i’ve ever read. This book is absolutely trash. I wish I was more eloquent with words but sadly I am not. I never write reviews but this book made me so angry that I felt I had to. This book is the most boring and the most horribly toxic story ever written.  It romanticised rape and emotional abuse.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

rylieg3's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

The historical aspect was fascinating, but the "love story" was toxic and abusive

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

slinney's review against another edition

First off, it was very boring, way too descriptive, incredibly small type. I decided to do some googling to see if it was worth continuing and it turns out the love interest is abusive and coercive. I read excerpts of parts later in the book and he is a textbook abuser. It's so disappointing that this was marketed as a love story. Read article here:  https://whittynovels.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/the-bronze-horseman-a-misogynistic-mess/ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault