Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

132 reviews

greentearex's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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

3.0

I LOVE dragons, but I don' t really get the hype around this book. It was nice to have a heroine with a disability (connective tissue disorder?), but predictably she spent most of the book having to convince the men around her that she was capable. If this is something you experience in life, it might be draining to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alexandraknaub's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Death of parent

rchulin1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

arf27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cozy_gremlin4's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I was honestly disappointed by the end of the book. It completely veres away from the plot and more or less only focuses on the romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

suite_madame_blue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

tieflingmom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

popquizliz's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

3.0

Is it predictable? Yes. Is the Gauntlet very much based on the American Ninja Warrior obstacle course? Also yes.  Is it still a fun read? Yes. This isn’t going to win a Pulitzer and if you’re looking for unexpected twists, this isn’t it. But if you want a fun, easy romantasy that’s more vibes than anything else, this is a great option. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Toxic relationship

beltari's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

If you want to read an amazingly built world with multidimensional characters, I highly recommend Brandon Sanderson, especially the Stormlight Archive series. 

This book was fun but I enjoyed it the same way I enjoyed Sharknado. I can see why some less experienced readers would love it too. It was written so that young female readers will identify themselves with the "not like other girls" protagonist and if that's your cup of tea, go for it. It has cool fight scenes, Mexican novel levels of drama, and smutty scenes worthy of AO3. It's a light read and made me laugh with all the cringy dialogue and obvious plot twists. I'm giving it 4 stars because it fulfilled my need for a popcorn book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism