Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Begegnung um Mitternacht: Roman by KJ Charles

6 reviews

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

0.75

This book was a miss for me. While I find KJ Charles to be a really talented writer, the dynamic between Archie and Daniel was dysfunctional at best and toxic at worst. Even though Archie chooses Daniel at the end, it feels reluctant given his hostility throughout the early book. Even more than hostility, his overt homophobia, racism and anti-Semitism make him pretty irredeemable to me. Learning the errors of his ways does not absolve him of being a straight up jerk to his love interest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Homophobia, Gun violence, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Toxic relationship

Minor: Xenophobia

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Murder, Violence, Homophobia, and Ableism

Minor: Xenophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Suicide, Torture, War, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, and Death of parent

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Hate crime

Moderate: Ableism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, and Bullying

Minor: War, Colonisation, and Suicide

littlewishling's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Loved this! Fantastic and fun characters with a compelling mystery at its centre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Homophobia, and Murder

mossybeds's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Gorgeous story of emotional intimacy and romance tied up in a gripping-even-by-KJC-standards mystery plot. I wish I'd been adequately warned for

the murder-suicide at the resolution before I read

, but I can see that it's in the crowdsourced tags here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Antisemitism, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

pastel_clouds's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Torture

Moderate: Ableism and Racism

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Suicide