Reviews tagging 'Torture'

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

36 reviews

reddeddy's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i am just *inhales*……Delilah Bard…..you are insane….but you’re also a fucking badass…..i had some issues with this book through the middle and towards the end, but that ending….i’m kinda shook…..that final line gave me literal chills.

overall a solid sequel, and im so looking forward to the last one, especially after that cliffhanger…i mainly had issues with some of the character development, especially Lila, because i feel like she doesn’t get the same kind of nuance as Kell or even Rhy, especially with everything going on, it feels like she doesn’t ever get the same emotional depth the others do, but hopefully in the next book she will!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood

Minor: Torture, Kidnapping

wiktoria88's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Death

maryjames's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual content, Kidnapping

lunep's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging tense medium-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

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I understand completely why this book seems to be so controversial in its reviews. It's only apparent function is to set the scene for the third one, and it's mostly centered around the Essen Tasch, which has nothing to do with the big bad, BUT, I fucking loved it. It scratches that itch I always have of wanting more of the characters in more mundane settings (which is why I always run to ao3 after I finish something I really like) and I. ATE. IT. UP. I don't remember why the fuck I had given it 4 stars, for me it deserves the 5 stars, it was fun, kept me hooked, gave me lot of kelila moments that had me giggling and kicking my feet, gave me character exploration and, why not, character development too. It's definitely not for everyone, but for me it was perfect (the only thing I didnt enjoy that much was beginning at a certain point and then going "4 months ago" but I'll ignore it)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

burnsie's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood

Moderate: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Self harm, Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Outing, Alcohol