Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

5 reviews

laurafrances's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Genocide, Grief, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Self harm, Torture, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

megsslibrary's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Torture

eregriel's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Sexism, Violence, War, Trafficking, Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Sexism, Trafficking, Child death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, and Xenophobia

idlereader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Rape

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Grief, Torture, and Self harm

story_goblin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

I'm not really sure how I feel about this book. There was a lot I liked, but also there was stuff I didn't like. The problem is, I can't really put my finger on what I didn't like? I loved the beginning- I was fascinated by the world and the 5 days of the unspeakable. At first, I liked the next bit- until he started flip-flopping about Evanjalin. I guess maybe I just wasn't understanding his feelings or something. I had a hard time following how or why his feelings were so intense. Plus, honestly, I think the middle just may have been a bit slow? The ending was really good though!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Self harm