Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

6 reviews

kylosten's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• 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: Blood and Death

Moderate: Violence, Animal death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content

lithiumberry's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

truegrit's review against another edition

Really gross set up - like an enemies to lovers situation but he's a murderer and rapist? Could not abide by the story line or characters, really yucky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Rape, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

320rcole's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I was really hoping that there would be a greater focus on the "Thousand and One Nights" retelling aspect of this book. I did enjoy this as a YA Fantasy novel, but felt that it was more a classic storyline, rather than a retelling. I liked the main character but felt that the love interests and their storylines were not incredibly compelling. I'm definitely going to read the next one, but I'm more impressed with the main plot than the romance subplot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

This is very fun, and I'm excited to read the second book in the series. Shahrzad is strong and conflicted, and the story does a really interesting process of unfolding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, War, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault

bitteralbatross's review against another edition

1.0

I actually kind of enjoyed this book, but refuse to give it more stars because they fall in love after he rapes her.

Also withholding affection to maintain the purity of the person you supposedly love is not cute or romantic, it's creepy and controlling - they get to make their own decisions about their bodies and purity.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse