Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

59 reviews

skyfluff's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Bullying, Death of parent, Gore, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

fraugremlin's review against another edition

1.0

I bought this book this month and havent been able to bring myself to finish it because of one huge glaring issue... The "relationship crisis" filler.

Basically, MC has it in her head she cant trust Love interest because,,, he lied to her? REMINDER they are military and he is literally commiting treason and she has a mind reader childhood friend that betrays her trust in the previous book. He offers his life story to her and willingness to be open about himself but puts his foot down on revealing any secrets that could get him, his family and friends and even her killed. Seems reasonable, right?

Well, apparently, to Violet, its not. its an extreme breach of trust and she breaks off the relationship with him because "how can i be with someone who cant trust me?"

THEN we discover the entire plot of book 2 is around them going through POW scenarios about being interigated and not breaking to reveal secrets. ALL THE MORE REASAON HE IS BEING REASONABLE AND SHE IS NOT. But no, the author thought that because, oh well every book ever has a toxic relationship dynamic, that there needed to be uneccesary padding because reasons.

Extremely stupid and arbitrary BS that perpetuates Toxic relationship culture and needs to stop.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, War, Violence, Cursing, Torture, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

lorraine19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I put this on par with the first book. Definitely more heavy on the trigger warnings. There are some absolutely brutal scenes that make deaths from the first book seem tame. Don't take that warning in the beginning of the book lightly. That being said, this book plays on all the emotions and is just wonderfully written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, War, Sexual content, Cursing, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Violence, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Drug use, Vomit, and Alcohol

s_r_sparrow's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

I hated this more than the first book. The characters digressed, characters were brought back to life unnecessarily, and the story was very stereotypical and took tropes from the popular books that preceeded it. It was a waste of time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Ableism

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

diana_raquel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Violence, War, Blood, Murder, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

tuc39033's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping and Emotional abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

christinereads1823's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Great sequel. Yarros's world building is intricate and magnetic, woven so tightly with the development of plot and character arcs that the book is practically impossible to put down.  
The twist ending seems utterly cruel, and I'm oddly excited to see what the third book does with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, and War

bcope84's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, War, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Abandonment, Bullying, and Chronic illness

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Animal death, Genocide, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, War, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Ableism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

izzygyrl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It has its moments where your jaw drops but also moments where you roll your eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Medical content, War, and Vomit