Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout

18 reviews

missgarceau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

elleclair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Violence, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent and Drug use

letiross's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Death of parent

readbyella_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cursing, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Animal death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

marbeni's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

bea_reads_books's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Bullying, Animal cruelty, and Grief

symabee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Physical abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement

briochebun's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

forgottencupoftea's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

This is just as good as From Blood and Ash…too much so. Sadly, A Shadow in the Ember is basically FBAA with new names for the characters; too many scenes and character dynamics are recycled. I'm still giving ASITE 4.5 stars, just as I gave FBAA 4.5 stars (both rounded up to 5 stars on Goodreads), because it really is an enjoyable read, especially if you haven't read the Blood and Ash series yet. However, ASITE is decidedly less enjoyable than FBAA due to its lack of originality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol