Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Iron & Fire by Ariana Nash

6 reviews

jennybugg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

mallorypen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

1.75

Okay, this book was a little better than the first one, insofar that there was a little more structure to the plot. There were some scenes that I found enjoyable and rooted for the characters to persevere, and some of the plot twists took me by surprise. I even found myself thinking that, with a different focus or maybe another author, the premise could have been super cool. 

THAT SAID, this was still mostly trash. Super violent for violence’s sake; the use of sexual assault for shock value was still super rampant; and the character motivations were alllll over the place. The back and forth of “will they, won’t they, they did, they won’t again, oh but they did again, but hey look, more torture” got boring quick, even while the descriptions of viscera and bodily harm got more and more graphic.

Cornell Collins is putting his entire soul into reading these books, and with someone even 10% less talented I’d have no doubt I would have DNF’d immediately. As it stands, I am not going to finish this awful series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Confinement, War, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Rape, Xenophobia, Torture, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Incest, Physical abuse, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

lecteur7's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

riahwamby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.75

Def enjoyed this more than the first one. Although it’s still got some graphic content it felt like it was there for more of a purpose and less shock value like it was in the first book. Enjoyed this one enough to want to confirm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

yoda32's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse

lily_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Excrement, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content