Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare

19 reviews

bookflix's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Sexism

katloupet's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.5

Was overall a good read and I thought it was a good addition to the shadowhunter universe. The plot was interesting, connects well to the previous book and sets up well for the next book. I love the characters and their relationships with each other. The main thing I didn’t like was that there was a lot of miscommunication/dramatic irony where I felt like I was always waiting for the characters to discover something or tell each other something. It’s so thing I think is common and Cassandra Clare books but it drives me a little crazy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

slow-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

3.5

I'm torn about this one because I still think the books in this particular series could use some serious editing (like most of Cassie's later books), but I think she has a knack for writing relationships. Particularly relationships that never go the way you want them to. So much pining!

There's a lot to be straightened out in the last book in this trilogy, and you know I will definitely be reading it. Even though it just feels like these books just keep getting longer and longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

georgiee_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

noelanig's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Child abuse

gm_vak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Violence

chelsearose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

rosie135790's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I understand why they are going to Paris but it still hurts

This one of the best books in the series.

I loved when the bracelet broke. I love that the Herondale love broke it

I loved that Jessie was brought back by Lucie.  She just did since the anchor was no longer there

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Child death

ruthbeadle's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I literally don't have anything to say. I feel as if I will either love or hate the second half of the book depending on how Chain of Thorns ends up? It's always hard with the middle book because it isn't the end of the story so I have to see how it plays in the macro plot. I just wish we had some more time with the side characters but any scene with Cordelia and James made me very happy. Also, this book made me a Jesse Blackthorne Stan. I think it is a very strong second book, and Cassandra Claire has gotten a lot better at entwining a strong plot with her always fantastic characters. <spolier> I think I am most looking forward to the Magnus, Will, and James journey kladsjflkjasdklj it's going to be so chaotic. Also Jem playing at the wedding made me so happy and the scene of James showing Cordelia around the house and Jesse and Lucie dancing and basically everything lol. I just don't have coherent thoughts so rip.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse