Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

44 reviews

pirola's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Torture

Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, and Sexual assault

cmbrown4's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Torture, and Violence

stormeno's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Blood, Mental illness, Gore, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

syd991's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

God I love Leigh Bardugo books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Religious bigotry

naluminum's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Torture, Sexual content, and Antisemitism

Minor: Blood

kristins3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I typically prefer books set in the present or the future over the past, but Leigh Bardugo has a strong ability to pick non-standard fantasy settings and bring them to life with her creativity and world building

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Violence

oz2021's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Murder

chronicacademia's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Death, Hate crime, Body horror, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Blood, and Murder

cedence's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Sexual content

eeds20's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, and Violence

This book takes place during the Spanish Inquisition so antisemitism and islamaphobia is a plot-driver