Reviews tagging 'Torture'

A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

51 reviews

sehenry20's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Torture

angrangy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Es liest sich etwas ungelenk, aber dadurch, dass die Story etwas anderes und neues ist, lohnt es sich zu lesen.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Medical content, and War

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Alcohol

kwthor's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

3.0

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This book was fine. I'm not really sure how I felt about it. I liked the magic system. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Torture, Vomit, and War

kaneebli's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Vomit

Moderate: Torture and Death of parent

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

emma_lynn_writes's review against another edition

3.0

The cover is gorgeous and initially the plot and characters were interesting. But as the story went on I found it more convoluted than compelling.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Death of parent

onlyvitro's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture and War

oakairi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Torture, Vomit, and War