Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

19 reviews

sumtime99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and War

snapshotmaestro's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense

• 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

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual violence

scostantino's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Grief

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

1.5

There were some really lovely tender moments and lots of character growth. Some great plot twists too, but it still falls so short. I wanted more of the things that made this good, but those were the parts the author cut out on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Trafficking

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

I don't know what else to say except that this book broke me and my bookmark. It broke me in a good way. My bookmark, however, won't recover. It was an amazing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

wrensandroses's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

carolinewithane's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

would you look at that! i've read all three books! so don't yell at me that the series "gets better" if i "push through the first book".

it does not get better. it does get interesting, in the same morbid sense that makes forensic sciences interesting. which is to say it does not get good-interesting.

not even getting into all the problematic shit, i have a bone to pick with the plot. where's all the political intrigue from the previous book? the entire ending was pure, stupid luck. nothing planned. nothing orchestrated. just pure, stupid luck.

look, if i have to read laurent and damen pretend the events of first book are forgivable, the least i ask is a good plot to engage with. not... whatever this is.

oh, and the so-called "abolition of all slavery" that everyone praises? doesn't even happen onscreen. it's literary one line of dialogue, almost like an afterthought.

so much for the series' anti-slavery stance, right? Pacat, your colours are showing.

it's a fast read, though. i'll give you that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence