Reviews tagging 'Torture'

City of Bones by Martha Wells

8 reviews

dosxhime's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Racism, Torture, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual content

bonriki's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape

erinbrenner's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

kwthor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Death, Rape, Trafficking, and Gaslighting

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, and Classism

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

zed_dog's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.75

We love a scrappy, resourceful hero who uses others' underestimation of them to their own advantage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Classism

Moderate: Torture

carolined314's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-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

4.25

A very unique world, with characters that I intuitively wanted to be friends with (and who would have hated me!). An intricate mystery that unfolds without presumptuousness. Just lovely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault