Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

400 reviews

kat_hart08's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

Oh to be loved in such a way. I read most of this book in the middle of the night, telling myself I’d put it down at the “end of this chapter” and never did. The writing is absolutely gorgeous, it’s like interpreting cave paintings found underneath intricate oil murals. I’ve never read a book that so perfectly captures the poetry of love and hate and the line between them. The only reason that I’m not giving it 5 stars is because of literally one line in the book which I will not include but you’ll know it when you get to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

mikkieandherbooks's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

I was into the story, but not enough to be jumping up and down for the next books. Some words and catch phrases were repeated a lot, which got annoying.  Quite entertaining though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

meg_read's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: War and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture

gretchreads's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Rape and War

elllav's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

HE HAS A LIST

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, and War

traceyanderson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

thaliaw's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and War

msalexnicole's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

Wow… just wow. I have never been more in love with a book. The writing style, the story, the characters. Mind blown. I will now proceed to read every book written by the author. I am in LOVE!!! 

The story line is a dark fantasy romance so expect enemies to lovers, slow burn, betrayal, blood, grief.

Overall: 15 stars out of 5!
Spice: 2/5

low spice throughout but one very well written hot 🥵 chapter!!

If dark fantasy romances are your thing, this book is the best one I’ve read so far! Give it a try. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit

avafink's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Genocide and Rape

miss_berry315's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

4.0

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
🌶️.5/5 

I really loved the intensity of the trials in this book. I also really liked how a lot of the character motivation was hidden from the reader in a way that we got just enough to be intrigued, but not too much to be overly predictable. 
Some aspects of the plot were easy to guess, but overall it set up for book 2 very well. 
The plot was great, the characters were complex and far from flawless, there was mystery and tension throughout the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting