Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

36 reviews

gabyisafreeelf's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, and Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, and Violence

Minor: Eating disorder

miles_books45's review

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

I just didn't expect it , I was so suprised at who it was.  It was so well written and through the whole thing I was just gripped and felt emotions as things went on . Initially the text chats were a bit difficult to understand but I quickly got used to it. I'm just , wow . It was so tense in the end with everything that happens to Robin and strike. I'm so tense about Robin and her date with Murphy when strike is just wanting her  , he needs her. But him changing the door was so amazing and emotional

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Stalking

Minor: Rape and Ableism

rnbhargava's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

The narrative and mysteries were very engaging once it got going. The nature of online interactions in relation to popular pieces of media is fertile ground for storytelling. That said, the in game chats were a bit of a slog when broken up into 2-3 conversations happening near simultaneous. Yes, I didn’t mind flipping back and forth on pages but it took some adjusting. The characterizations are all really good. Seeing how all these different types of personalities could be prone to certain types of toxic online behavior was entertaining. I will say that one of the storylines is a bit hard to get by given it specifically involves kids. The side cases were good for highlighting the different contractors personalities. I liked that the entire main case was largely about people being manipulated by someone charismatic online. That all said, the book is lengthy and it could have been tightened up 200-300 pages or at least some of the game chat chapters could have been combined or tightened. 

Overall, I enjoyed it. Another good book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Classism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Bullying, Gore, Death, Gaslighting, Torture, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Racism, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Sexism

See all the triggers for the types of grotesque things discussed and done to characters because of the online and in real life sketchiness of people associated with the cases and to a degree with people in the characters’ lives

christinesreads's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Fatphobia, Murder, Violence, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicide attempt and Rape

kathrynamonett's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Death, Chronic illness, Ableism, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Racism, Eating disorder, Antisemitism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Child abuse, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

druknduck's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, and Bullying

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, and Body shaming

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

proceduralbob's review

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Ableism

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Bullying, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

franklola's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Murder, and Rape

kponturo's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Self harm, Rape, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Antisemitism, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Racism

librariangeorgia's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

I bloody loved this book - it’s another great addition to the series!

There’s a lot more character development for Strike and Robin whilst keeping it in line with what you’d expect for them. Strike keeps his moody persona whilst the story brings in more about his amputation and how he’s struggling. Robin being a partner and it (finally) being accepted by the team - though outsiders will still go for Strike as apposed to her but she does handle it really well.

Being set in 2015, the mentions of Tumblr was a real throwback for me! All the social media and game chats were a great addition in telling the story, though it did take a while for me to get the hang of which order to read them in.

For the killer, I did have an inking who it was. This was purely based on the details they gave in the game chat relating to the kind of person they acted like, how Strike and Robin described them and then matching that up with each of the characters that had been mentioned and how often the appeared in the book.

My only real complaint is how long the book is! It’s extremely detailed, which I liked and was really engrossed in, but at the same time it just felt like it was never going to end! I did actually take my time reading this book though, knowing from the previous 5 just how detailed they can be and I didn’t want to miss any details by skim reading it.

I am extremely excited to see this book adapted for the TV series and I cannot wait for the next book, I just need to know what happens next with Strike and Robin!

* I do not support the author or agree with their views *

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Cancer, Bullying, Child abuse, Ableism, Rape, and Animal cruelty