Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Gloam by Lily Mayne

15 reviews

alisoun's review

adventurous dark emotional tense

5.0

I loved this one so much. Adam/Rig is truly selfless in his wish to help Gloam which is so true to him - we first see it with Aury. His motivation made perfect sense to me. 

I felt like sometimes things came to Adam too easily but on the other hand I also feel like he was actually good at being out in the wastes and just never got the chance to use the skills he definitely developed living in a raider camp. 

This is truly, so far, my fav book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism and Religious bigotry

jessie_h's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

4.0

This book was nothing like what I was expecting. It really did take some unexpected turns. It was intriguing to see a truly monstrous part of The Wastes. And Collector Mary is an even more terrible character than we were lead to believe she was in the previous book. Rig's romance with Gloam is nothing like the other books and that's what made it such a great read. I was smitten with the both of them from the first time Gloam offered to keep Rig warm. I'm cannot wait to learn more about Moth in the next book! Plus, it is Charlie's book and I am totally ready to see him more on page!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Murder

cluckieduck's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism

zabeishumanish's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

The trust that these two build with each other is utterly adorable. Gloam is a super fun species and I loved learning about his background.

I hope the cannibal cult gets addressed later in the series. Something remarkable to me about this series and the way the author has set it up is how well loose ends are being tied up over the course of the series. It was super frustrating early in the series for random characters, like Collector Mary, to be mentioned in throw-away lines without follow-up. I'm really appreciating it now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lotte5322's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail