Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

105 reviews

anne_reader's review

adventurous inspiring sad 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: Death, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual content, Medical content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcohol, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Suicide, Chronic illness, War, and Pregnancy

lbwach12's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War, Torture, and Murder

bootsmom3's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Genocide, Medical content, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Misogyny, Cursing, Violence, Gore, and Abortion

Minor: Death of parent

emilyosterloh's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Abortion, Gore, Violence, Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, and War

bertrandlm's review

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Alcoholism, and War

forthe_girlwhowaited's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, War, and Gun violence

kailiyahknight's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Suicide, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Alcohol, War, Physical abuse, Blood, Torture, Rape, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gore, Death, Cursing, Child death, Alcoholism, and Abortion

maryhannawilson's review against another edition

informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

I enjoyed this historical fiction, even though historical fiction isn't my preferred genre. I knew nothing about the female spies involved in WW1 so it was a fascinating period to experience through this story.

The moving back and forth between 1947 and 1915 was done well and fairly seamless. It was easy enough to keep track and I loved the way to timelines connected in the end. While Eve was a difficult character for me to connect with in 1947, her story in 1915 explained a lot of her history and helped me connect with her character overall. I really liked the ending - I like a happy ending for everyone and it felt that was to me.

The only difficult parts for me were the moments of torture that were described, an important part of the story but tough to read. I skimmed as necessary to make it through. The spicy content was minimal and not descriptive, which is my preference in a book. Yes, we know the adult scenes are happening but every moment is not described in detail.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

aqtbenz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Murder, Gun violence, Rape, Child death, and Pregnancy

epruta's review

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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: Torture, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, War, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion