Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

34 reviews

avazee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, War, Incest, Pedophilia, Cursing, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Death, Child death, Blood, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Infidelity

Moderate: Rape and Slavery

Minor: Rape

cvkirkpatrick's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Animal death, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Rape, War, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Infidelity, Incest, and Child death

Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

jayden_314'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? It's complicated

4.5

I cannot express how happy I am to have started reading ASOIAF. George R R Martin is a fantastic author and I feel so deeply encapsulated in the world whenever I open the book. I truly believe that there is not another author who has made me feel the way I have felt like Martin. The characters can be so easily hateable but the plot and story is so good that I can't even hate the characters. I feel like the world that has been built in this novel is so vast and detailed and I am never really left questioning something. I cannot wait to keep going because while I loved this book, the finale definetly did not have the same impact as Game of Thrones. A Clash of Kings is truly another masterpiece in this series and I recommend that anyone reads it. The world was expanded upon really well however I did feel like the majority of the characters do not have a fully completed arc (I know that it is a series but the first did not leave me with this feeling. Luckily I can just start the next book now but I cannot imagine waiting years for the next book to come out and being left with a feeling of incompleteness). I am excited for a few new perspectives that are introduced in A Storm of Swords (just wanted to mention that I love how the title is hinted at towards the end of the novel - 'a storm is coming')

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Confinement, Death, Torture, and War

Moderate: Excrement, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Cannibalism, Infertility, Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

atalea's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, War, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Sexism, Mental illness, Infidelity, Incest, Cursing, Death of parent, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Child death, and Ableism

narodiangelo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Incest, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Torture, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and War

missdragon's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.75

A strong continuation to a great series. Well paced, and well written, and all character motivations are explained and portrayed beautifully, though this is a dark book, I never felt that any of the darker subject matter was portrayed as anything other than horrible, though I realise this series will not be for everyone, the dramatic moments make the longer length worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Pedophilia

rosie135790's review against another edition

3.0

I like Sansa more than I did in the first book. I do like Catlyn more in this book. I do not like Tyrion or his plot. I like Davos but not Stannis.

Spoiler

I knew Ramsay was going to pop up and that he was not dead. I do not like Theon aka the rapists.

No new feelings on Arya or Bran. I love Jon he is my favorite. Danny is my second favorite. 

Spoiler

I like that Bran and Jon were able to learn a bit about them being wargs. I hate that Danny is surrounded by pedos. Sending the Dire wolves ahead as they stayed in the crypts was smart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Incest, Child death, War, Sexism, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

helenastinks's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Cursing, Gore, Alcohol, Grief, Slavery, War, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Incest, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Child death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

tanishqa27's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The book changed tonally drastically in the last 10 or so chapters, an indicator of what’s to come in the next book. But I really liked it and I cannot stop thinking about it. I fear the red wedding scene a lot. I want to skip it and maybe I will. Also, Theon you’re an ass. 
Okay so fav POVs in order (sort of)
1. Catelyn (MILF extraordinaire and literally the only one with a brain cell)
2. Jon 
3. Daenerys (House of Undying chapter ftw!)
4. Bran
5. Davos (the whole red priestess business, my man aged 5 decades in 5 minutes lol)
6. Arya and Sansa
7. Tyrion (fairly neutral on his POV though he’s so misogynistic towards his sister and Tysha, not to forget Shae)
8. Theon (he’s dumb of ass and I really do not like him)
Scared for the next book so I am going to take a few days and then start it 💀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Rape, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Violence, War, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Incest, Domestic abuse, Death, Gore, Child death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, and Animal death

plumpyherb13's review

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Incest and Sexual content