Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

31 reviews

wonderveto's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, Ableism, Alcoholism, Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, Animal cruelty, Incest, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and War

jmurda7's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

knocking off a quarter for how many times they use the word ‘breast’ 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, War, Violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Incest, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Miscarriage, Gore, Genocide, and Child abuse

riverofstyx's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, War, Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Physical abuse, Incest, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, Cursing, Sexual violence, Gore, Violence, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

johnnyboy836's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

Loved this book. I was too young to be a part of the Game of Thrones craze back in the mid 2010s, so I did not have a lot of the book spoiled for me. It was a slow buildup, but once I got a sense of who the characters were, I was fully enraptured. All the characters are written perfectly and you feel connected to them.

The story is definitely not for the faint of heart, as many scenes personally made me feel squeamish and uncomfortable. The detail written in these scenes make you feel like you are witnessing them yourselves and you can sense the dread and hopelessness. There are also many moments where you feel hopeful and optimistic. Overall though, the feeling of dread is the most prominent.

I am planning to continue reading the series, and if the later books are as good as this one, I am excited to see where the world of A Song of Ice and Fire is headed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, War, Animal death, Blood, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

rafacolog's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Violence, War, Blood, Incest, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Child abuse, and Animal death

berrymuffin's review

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Still a good book despite all the triggers lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Grief, Cursing, Animal death, Fatphobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Murder, Gore, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

sav_22's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Misogyny, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Classism, Pedophilia, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, Gore, Kidnapping, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Drug use, Slavery, Rape, Misogyny, Trafficking, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Xenophobia, Abortion, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and War

akane_readsyt's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Grief, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Rape, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Homophobia

Minor: Kidnapping

narodiangelo's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, War, Cursing, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury

moonys's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

5.0

character ranking cause why not:

caitlyn
daenerys 
arya
tyrion
sansa
ned
cersei 
jaime
jon
robb
bran

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexism, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Child abuse