Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

33 reviews

tindra_jallhage's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

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

4.0

Great book but I hated the romance. Katsa is a lesbian and no one can conivince me otherwise

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

elle_dee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

therobinjoyce's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-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

This book was absolutely fantastic. I loved the characters, the world, the Graces, the intrigue, the adventure, the heartache, the romance. 

I adored the storytelling and pacing and the way the author described everything. The writing style is just perfect. The plot was very sound for a YA novel and I adored the relationships Katsa had with all of the supporting cast (Po, Raffin, Oll, Giddon, Bitterblue). It was wonderful to read a fantasy YA novel where the Main storyline is not romantic but the romantic element is powerful and swoon-worthy.

I really enjoyed Katsa’s character and the personal growth she goes through though I will not lie, I am mainly here for the Po supremacy. 

This book has so many feels and I’m still reeling from it. I cannot wait to get started on the next book in the trilogy, Fire, and see this fantastic world grow even more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse

lumberelk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pedophilia, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

canascorner's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content

erimore's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

I read this book a long time ago and decided to pick it up again in honor of the new book. It was as fun as a I remember, but also longer than I remembered. There are about 3 different plots in the whole book and the end is slightly anti-climatic. It is a journey book, most of the setting takes place around long spouts of travel. More than anything this is character driven. I found the moral struggles that Katsa went through good and thought provoking. A fun book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, and Grief

amphitrite's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Sexual content

yoskibroski's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, and Murder

anacereading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Murder

elementsoul's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

It's one of my go-tos when I want to re-read something that feels confortable. I love the characters and the feelings the book evokes. It's really refreshing reading something medieval-like with healthy relationships and without rampant misogyny: there are a coulpe of sexist coments from secondary characters, but they are not really relevant to the book, and are quickly dissmissed by the main characters. 
The plot has some dark points (see the content warnings), but the darker stuff is often insinuated or briefly mentioned. 
I've read it in Spanish, so I can't really rate the style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

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

Minor: Sexual content