Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Oleandrowy miecz by Tasha Suri

31 reviews

bluberrybooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Torture

rubyfaye'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

this was such a fantastic sequel, one minor issue i had with book 1 was that i did not care for some of the narrators (Ashok, Vikram…) and their part of the story, but in this book that was not the case at all. 

i found the stories even better than the previous book and i adore how much more focus there was on both the magical side of this world and on Malini and Bhumika’s political schemes. 
loved it, can’t wait for the last book!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Torture

cameronreads's review against another edition

5.0

This book was just as incredible as the first one without a drop of middle book syndrome in sight. Everything felt so complex and realistic in a way that had me completely sucked in. All of the characters were so intricate and flawed in such an interesting variety of ways and this was reflected in the complex relationships between them. The way the world building and especially the religions were expanded on were so interesting - I loved reading about the various beliefs and the sub-sects of them as well as how they interlinked. I once again loved that we got to see from such a wide variety of perspectives and thought it was done masterfully. I can’t believe I’m going to have to wait so long for the third book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Lesbophobia and Colonisation

booksthatburn's review against another edition

I generally have trouble keeping track of names, and the dizzying array of point-of-view characters made it too difficult to continue, especially in combination with the slow pacing. It makes it feel like too many people are talking and nothing is happening. Even the very brief battle wasn't enough to help. I tried to read it for two months but it started feeling like a chore so I stopped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Excrement

lycanhood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Kidnapping

grimdark_dad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

serena_hien's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

nefariousbee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Torture

bookwormbullet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and War