Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons

17 reviews

prynne31's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This book would have been better if a little faster paced. Story was intriguing but very *very* dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

freya_amber's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and War

foxeswander's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Infidelity

caseythereader's review against another edition

I realized I no longer had any idea who was who and how they were related to each other and that I no longer cared. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Incest

madamepincers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

esuchyta's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This is one that you need to stick with. The beginning is an overload of names, locations, magic entities, and such, but it all comes together pleasingly. The narration style is very effective, with chapter-alternating voices between two timelines of the same story. Thus, it evolves in a way that is nonlinear in time, playing a twisted connect the dots game with the obsessive reader. There are a ton of characters, numerous hidden agendas, and outright melee. On the minus, I'm not a huge fan of bringing people back from the dead -- it feels like a cheat, even if it is interwoven into the fabric of the built world. There's a good amount of humor along the way, but I would have a liked a little more in the way of interesting metaphors or analogies. All in all, I think there's plenty here for fantasy fans to eagerly devour, but for the fantasy-hesitant, it does fall into the "complicated trilogy" category.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

scribblesandsuch's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

The story and universe are good, but the way in which they're conveyed is very confusing, and the author could have pulled back on the worldvuilding overload, which is constant through the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence