Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

77 reviews

lillyrose97's review

emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Torture, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

alithomas's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Vomit and Suicidal thoughts

becca9849's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Torture, Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage

katerina_k_lw's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Felt like traveling to a long lost in time, far away, strange and hostile land, yet so close because of what it means to be a woman in a world that isn't ours. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Murder, Religious bigotry, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty and Suicidal thoughts

Enlightening about the suffering that civilised Europeans inflicted on the Sàmi people (indigenous people of North Norway).

ntlbwrs's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Torture

Minor: Lesbophobia

noodletheriddle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Racism, Miscarriage, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Torture

exactlyem's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Torture

mirireads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, Violence, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Body shaming and Torture

lynneliu's review

challenging informative sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Classism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Infidelity

coleyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Sexism, Rape, and Misogyny