Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Dustwalker by Tiffany Roberts

8 reviews

smuttymcbookface's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Things I liked:

• The world building
• The premise of robot and human
• Ronin, and all his sweetness
• The conclusion wrapping things up
• The exploration into bots being able to evolve into sentience

Things I did not like:

• Lara, and her temper of a 7 year old
• How slow the book got at times. It took me 6 days to complete this when I typically complete a book every other day
• Did I mention Lara?

There was a lot to love, and such a good premise, but when you dislike one of the main characters, it's very difficult to enjoy the book as a whole. Add on to that how slow the plot got over and over, at like 40% then preparing for the end at like 75%.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

mxfisher's review

adventurous dark inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book is like if Stephen King’s gunslinger Roland was a post-apocalyptic cyborg who got to live his love story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Rape, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Pregnancy

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I tried to like Lara, but

after she physically abused Ronin I couldn't stand her. Even if he was technically a "robot", he was a robot with feelings! She also hits her nurse who made sure she survived from her wounds.

Her life story was truly sad, but her actions were questionable. 

Despite the unpleasant characteristics posed by Lara's character, I was determined to uncover more about Ronin's story, which ultimately kept me engrossed in the book.

Ronin's character was the highlight of the story for me! The way he was portrayed and developed throughout was so captivating that I found myself completely immersed in his journey. Although the romance element was present in the story, I couldn't help but feel that it took away from Ronin's character, who was strong and interesting enough to carry the plot on his own.

The way the story concluded completely shattered me emotionally, leaving me in a state of uncontrollable tears!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Classism, Grief, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, War, and Rape

Minor: Vomit

doahdancer's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Vomit, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Hate crime, Cursing, Confinement, Suicide, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Pregnancy

eschmitz94's review

5.0

One of the best sci-fi love stories out there. Book had me laughing, sobbing, and holding my breath. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Rape

katiekeske's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I just finished this book, and I'm crying. It was so good, even though it was a rollercoaster of emotions. Be warned that this is set in a dark, dystopian future where humans are struggling to survive. There are robots that look human with s3xual desires and violent tendencies. Content warnings for r@pe (happened to heroine in recent past), murder, child d3ath (side character's), violence, etc. 

Even though it's somewhat of an instant attraction between the two characters (mainly on Ronin's side), the romance is a slow burn with love that grows over time. 

Ronin is a bot that looks human and wants to find his purpose. I thought Ronin was written so well, and his personal musings felt both robotic and real. 

Lara is a human living in squalor, been abused by Warlord (the worst bot ever), and wondering where her sister is. 

This is a long, detailed book that was more gruesome than I expected, but I'm still glad I read it. The main thing that I question after reading it all is why Tabitha, Lara's sister, left her alone after Lara's attack by Warlord. I felt like it didn't make sense that this supposedly loving sister would abandon her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Medical content

Minor: Child death and Abandonment

Heroine recalls being raped by Warlord.

coolra's review

challenging dark hopeful sad tense slow-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

5.0

actively shitting and screaming and vomiting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Child death

Minor: Death and Miscarriage

margonaute's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Child death