Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

56 reviews

sonatica's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Death, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Body horror, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Medical content

elly29's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This struck the right balance of intrigue, growth, and romance for me. It starts off well: first few sentences are about a god dying, and then his former paladin being adrift and broken. (I did think the romance was going to be gay paladins, but apparently that’s Book 3 in the series.) It had a lawyer, a perfumer, a spy, a prince, an assassin, a doctor, a weasel… and multiple severed heads (but they weren’t that bad? Don’t let a severed head deter you!)

The plot was fun and entertaining, and I am amazed at T. Kingfisher’s breadth.

There is some blood/gore, sexy times scenes, gaslighting, and emotional abuse. (I found them all to be pretty mild-medium, but am listing them as medium just in case.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Gore

abby_can_read's review

adventurous funny 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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This was a wonderful book. I throughly enjoyed myself. I love that this book featured to middle-aged main characters. Their chemistry was good, the plot was enjoyable, the worldbuilding is awesome, and I found the writing to be full of laughs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

chellski's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Death, and Emotional abuse

reclusivebookslug's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

This is the longest book I've read by T. Kingfisher and the genre is more traditional fantasy-romance than the books I know her by (the dark fantasy/horror novellas published by Tor). The pacing and plot beats are also more standard, but the characters and storytelling still definitely carry Kingfisher's signature weird and heartwarming style. Super fun read and kept my attention, loved how the resolution of the romance plot maintained their separate identities.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Infidelity, and Violence

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Body horror and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

readsbymoonlight's review

funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Stephen and Grace are so freakin adorable it warms my cold dead heart

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Confinement, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse

sealreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.75

LOVED this book. An immediate favorite and I'm excited to read more by T. Kingfisher!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gore

aneverbird's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

narya's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

Lo tenía pendiente, pero lo empecé por pura casualidad. No he podido soltarlo prácticamente hasta que lo he terminado. Son todos idiotas en este libro y me encanta, como para no quererlos. La trama de misterio que lo acompaña me ha dejado intrigadísima.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content