Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

83 reviews

graceful_nate's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

literally amazing. i am gobsmacked. ashamed i put off reading this boom for so long 😅 just ordered the 2nd one and cant wait to see where the story goes. So beautifully and heartbreakingly relatable in both implicit and explicit ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Torture, Gore, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

yaelaed's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, War, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Confinement

whimsykat's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Slavery, Death, Blood, Violence, Body horror, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Gore, Sexism, Hate crime, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Child death, Genocide, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, and War

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

Hey, I finally read it! This definitely kept my attention and kept me guessing. I've already checked out the sequel from the library! I need to know what happens next.

CW: racism, sexism, misogyny, violence, death, torture, abuse (emotional and physical), confinement, religious bigotry, talk of rape, previous death of parent, blood, body horror, genocide, it's a LONG LIST ( Content Warnings - The Gilded Ones | The StoryGraph )

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexism, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Death of parent

teabella's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Overall loved the story and how it unfolded. a bit repetitive in some parts but was very engaging! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Torture, Vomit, and War

theelizabethjoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This book did not disappoint, in fact it was delightful and surprising. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Rape

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Trafficking, War, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, and Kidnapping

from_scratch's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Torture, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Blood, and Sexism

koerli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, War, Sexism, Racism, Blood, and Emotional abuse