Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black

22 reviews

daenerystargaryen's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Grief

smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

It's hard to rate such a short book, but Holly Black packed an immense amount of history and character development into it. It's hard not to feel sorry for the prince forced to live like a stable beast, and Holly Black doesn't shy away from showing that Cardan is cruel, yet redeems him all the same. The illustrations were also gorgeous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content

sxndaze's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Moderate: Violence and Infidelity

Minor: Murder and Sexual content

madalina0_0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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: Alcohol, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Violence, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual content

letiross's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content

namigranger12's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a lovely post script to The Folk of the Air series, the illustrations really made it extra special. I like that we both got prequel and epilogue Cardan. If I had any criticism it would be that I wish there had been a little more on the epilogue side. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Drug use, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

quinn_07's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.0

The artwork is absolutely stunning - my favourite part of the book. I also enjoyed seeing more of Cardan's backstory and understanding his character a little better. However, some stories were filler stories and didn't add much. A nice short read though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

Minor: Drug use and Sexual content

taylorswiftobsessed's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content