Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

L'Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

13 reviews

khaleesimod93's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Holy crap!!! Holy crap!!! This book was amazing and horrifying all at the same time! I know it sounds crazy, but my goodness! Ok, so the first 200 pages drags really bad. It's pretty much a repeat of what happened in the last two books. But from then on, it's pure insanity. I'm going to butcher all these names, but whatever. Phedre and Joscelin go to a literal HELL to find and rescue her betrayer son. What they find is HORRIFYING! Mahrkagir is horrible. Just disgusting and what he does horrible. I was so happy when that part of the book was over. Not for the faint of heart. Then what I've been waiting for for 2 and a half books happens!!! Hyacinthe is free!! And I can't be happier. I did think it was too quick. Spent more time on recounting what happened in the beginning, then his freedom. But, still happy that Hyacinthe is free! This was a great conclusion to the Trilogy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse

zone_a3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

ambientdusk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Trafficking, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Self harm

ashbcgc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Death, and Child abuse

skyegibs'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse

micaela11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, and Child abuse

jashanac's review against another edition

I mean, I got 73%... I could have finished. I just didn't want to. 

At this point I was more or less just on this ride with these characters for the fact that I've read the previous two books. But really, I was getting pretty tired of Phedre's martyrdom and all this damn traveling to and fro and back and fro again... and some of the cultural stereotypes were... not super great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Gore, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Death, and Child abuse

samuelachillese's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, and Child abuse

katiewp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse and Torture

parthenogenetics's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

if you got this far you're going to like this one. in the middle it seems like there are going to be two disparate halves... there are, but Carey makes it work

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, and War