Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

7 reviews

gus717's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, and War

Minor: Sexual content and Rape

da3m0nic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, War, Gore, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Classism, and Outing

10stormlight's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Gore, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, and Excrement

amir_hamza's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative 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

4.25

A clear step up from Best Served Cold and comfortably my second favourite First Law Book after Last Argument of Kings, The Heroes was still something that left me somewhat disappointed. By all means, it's not a bad book, but my expectations from it were much, much higher. When I finished Day 2 I thought the quality of the book would just keep on climbing higher, but it seemed from that point the quality, like the pacing, it just jogged steadily towards the ending. This is a straightforward book, almost painfully so. (Vague spoilers) 

There's no mind-blowing plot twist, no jaw-dropping revelation or epic magical twist (this book has basically no magic or fantastical element at all).

There's just a deus ex machina in the very last part

Shivers killing Dow , after which literally everything goes to Calder's favour instantaneously

, which was the only decision in the book I hated, as it was far too convenient a thing to occur by First Law standards.
Yes, the character work is the best yet, by far. Yes, so is the thematic work. This is absolutely one of the most thoughtful reads I've had along with Dandelion Dynasty. But it just lacks that oomph that to me, regrettably makes it harder to rate above:
8.5/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Cursing, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

yknight's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, and Violence

bookishwondergoth's review against another edition

dark funny tense 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

4.0

Still great. Enjoyed it even more on a reread via audiobook. Rereading all of these back to back continues to be a rewarding and worthwhile exercise!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Cursing, Blood, War, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal death, Sexism, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Medical content, and Excrement

lvl52_grant's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

A bloody story of war, Joe Abercrombie continues his grimdark tale in the World of the First Law. The North hasn't been peaceful yet in these books, but now the war is front and center. Focused on characters on both sides of the Battle of Osrung, it's hard to know who to root for, which is the point. Everyone is vile and wonderful, you love to hate and hate to love them. Ultimately, there are no heroes, and yet I'd hold a shield in the circle for any one of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Blood, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual content