Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

25 reviews

jomannisto's review against another edition

• Started back at shadow and bone because I really enjoyed six of crows, which was my entry to the Grishaverse.
• Became apparent I am too old for this book as I am pushing 30, and the relationships are really written for teenagers who crave the edginess of ”homely girl next door turns out to be special while Toxic Boy #1 is grossly jealous of Toxic But Ancient Old Man #2 And They Fight Over Her. Toxic Boy #1 does not acknowledge that Homely Protagonist was groomed and sexually harassed.”. Great candidate for a problematic twilight phase for a new gen of emo teens
• Mal turned into the whiniest and broodiest little piece of crap that I have ever had the misfortune of experiencing.
• The magic animal trio suddenly breaking the ”only one amplifier” seems tacked on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment

stllyltc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Even after all that drama, the heroine was back to square one and it seemed like the story was just repeating like a never-ending cycle. Someone must have loved the villain too much, because reading this can become exhausting after a few chapters. Affairs, way too many affairs, yet it was obvious the characters were set, though it wouldn't miss the chance to make it tiresome to read at some point. There's the drag of influence and the point of view of Alina, who simply can't make up her mind, which adds up to make you vex over it. So far, there haven't been any notable characters to recall, which is a bit disappointing. For the nth time, the continuing chapters were simply dragging. Reading the midmost parts felt like a chore, sadly. For the sake of honing the character, it's unbelievable how there's a crowd of love lines just for one person. Though it was a good read overall, it's not something I'd happily consume for a day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, War, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Violence

littletiramisu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Rape

zoecrepp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Misogyny

Minor: Gaslighting and Rape

Alina has visions of the Darkling throughout the book in which he sexually harasses her by kissing her without her consent or manipulating her into kissing him by pretending to be someone else that she desires. You find out later in the book that they were not strictly visions and that it, in a sense, was truly him harassing her. At the end of some copies of the book there is an additional chapter about Genya which contains mentions of rape

binches's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Death, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Gore

andatherrin's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Sexual harassment

matild_o's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

I loved Alina and her arc, I loved the world building and the building threat of the Darkling and I loved Tamar and Tolya. I didn't love Mal or Nikolai, Mal annoyed me at the end <when he was all whiny and I didn't like Nikolai's charisma and sarcasm. I know that's why people love him, but he just felt arrogant and rude, and I hated his and Alina's romance. >I did like when he was more serious and we saw more depth in him. 
<PS, the ending of this book really reminded me of the end of catching fire and mockingjay>

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Murder, Sexual harassment, Child death, Blood, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Genocide

catmac15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted sad 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

4.5

i was not expecting to like siege and storm or the entire s&k trilogy that much after reading soc and ck but this was a good read. the action, new characters and plot were very well done. alina’s character was especially more interesting this time around as she adapts to another amplifier & more political responsibility. i was originally going to give this 4 stars but then I read The Tailor - A Genya Story that comes as bonus material and decided this deserves 4.5 stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gore, and Sexual harassment

allym's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment

lish_e's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It felt slower than the first one. Sometimes a lot happened and sometimes nothing happened to progress the plot for a while.
While the pacing felt a little off sometimes it was still an okay read and I got through it quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Grief

Minor: Alcohol