Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

12 reviews

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Death of parent, War, Violence, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Genocide, Medical content, Vomit, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Deportation, Torture, Excrement, and Misogyny

mxkanteven's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

ehmannky's review against another edition

adventurous 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I've had this book for a year now and for some reason kept putting it off. Which was my loss because this is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It's just fast-paced and interesting and compelling and the characters and their motivations are so well done. It is a book about war, and one that looks at colonization and violence from caste system. If you're not in the mood for a lot of fight scenes, it's not for you. But if you're good with that it's fabulous. 

If you liked R.F. Kuang's Poppy War series, you'll probably love this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, War, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Vomit, Body horror, and Child death

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Child death, War, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery, Sexual violence, Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault

adriennefrances's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

the_clueless_tourist's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Violence, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Torture, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

noraa's review

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcoholism, Blood, Colonisation, Grief, Abandonment, Body horror, Medical content, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Torture, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Slavery

marinakonrad's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

It's action-packed fantasy in a new, fresh setting inspired by African mythology. Sadly, the main character is unlikeable, behaves like an idiot, and doesn't learn throughout the book. His "I'm gonna train day and night and become the very best" ethos is not only unrealistic, it's not actually the best way to become stronger. Rest days are a thing!

The side characters are occasionally interesting, but since we're trapped in the mindset of the protagonist, the shittiest teenager in the multiverse, they don't save the book.

All in all, technically proficient but emotionally offputting. Also, dragons are not in the book enough to justify naming the book after them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

maelikesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

4.0

I had so much fun reading this! It's a fast-paced, emotion filled read, and the worldbuilding is stellar. The magic system here is really unique and exciting, both in terms of the wow factor, and in the way it interacts with the politics and social hierarchies of the world.

What bumps it down to a 4, verging on 3.5 for me is the prose which could definitely be improved, and the sheer volume of fight scenes. While they're very well executed, and many of them manage to be memorable in their own right, it does feel like the book drags on for a little longer than necessary, mostly due to the huge page count spent on fights.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Kidnapping