Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

133 reviews

runitsthepopo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

rinherondale's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

okays1331's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

 It would be so easy to forget you. Everyone else already has.

I hate how much I loved this book because it wrecked me. But it is so very very beautiful. Because of the jumping around in time, you know fairly early exactly what you're getting into. You can see the heartbreak coming, but you can't look away. When it comes, it hurts even more for the anticipation. This book is not only gorgeously written but clever and dark and so very very human both the good and the bad.

Despite all of the aching horribleness of the world in war, famine, plague, revolution, greed, cruelty, Addie loves the world and cannot bear to part with its beauty. and that more than anything is what made this book so compelling.

And there in the dark, he asks if it was really worth it.
Were the instants of joy worth the stretches of sorrow?
Were the moments of beauty worth the year of pain?
And she turns her head, and looks at him, and says 'Always. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Violence

valpuri's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

+ interesting & fun concept
+ really liked the relationship between addie and luc
+ addie was, at times, an entertaining protagonist
+ luc was a fascinating character
+ lgb characters

- lots of missed opportunities, considering the time periods and places the book covers
- eurocentric & extremely white
- boring setting (come on, nyc?)
- weird to throw in some real-life historical persons for no reason
- repetition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

daydreamermoonwalker's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer

azyef's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Biphobia, Death, and Dementia

zwergenmaedchen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Biphobia

tilo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

Once the characters are established and the story unfolds, it turns into an amazing read. I was nervous about the ending of the book but the very last pages rendered my worries unneccesary.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt

mspecht's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use and Sexual violence

jessrose430's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence