Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

3 reviews

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.25

A mystery in a steampunk setting with magic on the side, what else can you ask for? I'm bad at voicing what makes me like things about books, but this one had a lot of good in it. The fantastical descriptions of the machinery were really interesting, and Thaniel's synesthesia was a neat character detail. I do wish Grace didn't have such a "not like other girls" attitude, but it's not portrayed as an asset to her character so there's that at least. Still, the world and subtle magic were really fascinating, and I found myself enjoying the downtime just as much as the action scenes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Colonisation

cookiecat73's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Classism

maddaddam's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence