Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

La Porte de cristal by N.K. Jemisin

14 reviews

vasha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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

This installment wasn't quite up to the strengths of the previous volume. It still had lots of great writing but some passages weren't as good (and the device of second-person narration got odd at points). Good interweaving of themes but got baggy toward the end. Another commenter said Nassun often seemed to be "10 going on 30" and I can agree with that. I like the way the series as a whole is shaping up, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Grief, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Child death, War, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Pregnancy, Excrement, Sexual harassment, and Alcohol

laurenleigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-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

5.0

The second installment in this trilogy has solidified my opinion that Jemisin is one of the greatest writers of her generation. Her style is so unique and unlike anything else I’ve ever read. This series is certainly dense (I don’t recommend audio versions even though Robin Miles is amazing), but I like a more challenging read once in awhile. It forces me to stay more present so I can attempt to fully grasp Jemisin’s genius. I can’t even begin to understand how she came up with this fantasy world! I loved the expansion of that world in this second book. The exploration of Essun and Nassun’s relationship was particularly interesting. If protecting someone you love involves sometimes hurting that same person, is it still protection? I hope we get more of Nassun in the third book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

fiveredhens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Torture

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content