Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Wicked King by Holly Black

38 reviews

juliesleseecke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, Torture, Bullying, Death, War, Blood, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Addiction, and Animal death

kukazashi's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, and Physical abuse

valorelei's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

the best book in the trilogy!!! long live our queen ❤️

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcoholism

amazelan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

j'ai préféré ce second tome au premier, même si le début a été un peu long.
les intrigues et les retournements de situation sont mieux fait, tout n'était pas aussi facilement devinable que dans le premier tome.

les personnages sont également plusse intéressants,

même si je suis toujours très peu emballé.e par l'histoire entre Jude et Cardan

surtout l évolution de Cardan. Jude est également un peu plusse cohérente dans ses actions, plusse réaliste.

et la fin est très bien ficelée, elle donne envie de savoir le dénouement de tout ça.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Death

Minor: War

annick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

4.25

Love the pacy plot and the intrigue and the ethically flawed choices of most of the characters. I’m off to read the next book regardless of how late it is already tonight 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Physical abuse

madalina0_0's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

ashleybakerwrites's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

5.0

Honestly, the second was better than the first. The twists always get me. I love a good underdog story. I also love when my fmc gets a little traumatized. The twists at the end boiled me. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, and Physical abuse

katywhyte's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Physical abuse

mariamj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

So so so good! I couldn't put this down for the last half of the book. Loved every minute of it and cannot wait until the next book!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse and Murder

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Drug use, Deportation, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, War, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Body shaming, Blood, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders