Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

L'ora delle streghe by Anne Rice

30 reviews

starry2013's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion

alkeeco's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

stacylaughs's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? No

3.25

This book is so long! It could easily be three books, but a lot of it is written about the past, which all makes sense at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

joystickchevron's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed the epic of the Mayfairs and as always Anne’s descriptions were exquisite, but Michael and Rowan were not compelling characters at all. 

The

Petyr/Charlotte

incest scene and

Lasher’s birth

were quite possibly the most horrifying things I’ve ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual content

aliceing's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

DNF'd - it was all a little horny and then the library audiobook app said your time is up someone else is in line, and i just wasn’t invested enough to get back in line to renew

came back - reader, I got back in line to renew. This was a ride! Very dark and disturbing at the end, the use of the word "cock" spikes, and it's just not fabulous in the audiobook. Major TW for incest all the way through until the end;

the parts where Rowan is sort of fantasizing about Lasher in human form, kind of her son ???, were the worst

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That all said, it's definitely gripping and a real odyssey to read. A book this long I would often say should be edited or broken up, but I do think it works. Do not think this will be a reread but glad I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

silversparkles50's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, and Pregnancy

allie_fawn's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

alicecider's review against another edition

dark mysterious

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Medical trauma

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, and Slavery

lyfeistrip's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

moreau's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

so. boring. i cant believe i finished this, it had some good bits. i really liked all the talamasca files on the history of the family. but the present day situation is just so dull. rowan isnt an interesting main character, her only character development is getting progressively more annoying. i do not care for the pro life rants, incest or atrociously written sex scenes. this could've been good if it was about petyr or stuart townsend, i love stuart townsend. michael is boring as hell too, at least he liked the invisible man though, which is more interesting than this shit. also jimmy barnes??? people outside of Australia know Barnsy? why? so far i way prefer the tv series to the book series because at least rowan isn't the most 2d character ever. love suzanne though, rest in peace suzanne mayfair you would've loved steeleye span. also i get why theyre rich but i hate that every character in every anne rice book has to be rich, like its not even just money isnt covered, theyre ALWAYS rich, attracted to men, annoying and white. every man is gay or bisexual and every woman is straight. i really like lasher though, i think he's really interesting so i'll try read the 2nd book and hope it's more interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer