Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier

9 reviews

bluexray's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Suicide attempt, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape and Vomit

jessicafee86's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Child death

rbash2391's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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: Sexual assault, Grief, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Kidnapping, Confinement, Misogyny, Child death, and Death

the slut-shaming in this book is off the charts and the sexual assault/false rape accusations are used as devices to support a slut-shaming narrative

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Confinement

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

bibliorama's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Enjoyment - 4
 Start - 3
 Characters - 3.5
 Atmosphere - 3.5
 Plot - 3.5
 Ending - 3.5
 Style - 4 

Overall - 3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Though some of those spoilers might give you pause, this book truly doesn't describe them in any graphic way and its always in a conversation about how they are wrong. This book delves more into power dynamics amd the abuses from those in power, but it's not in a way that sits in the gruesome. This is why I put them under minor.

pokeybear1's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

I liked the idea of the story, but it was boring. There were multiple storylines, but not well woven together. I skipped many passages of repetitive inner dialogue of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Kidnapping

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Rape

kerttuli's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Rape, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

Minor: Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Child death

scorpiogirl93's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Sexism

paperbackstacks's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Confinement