Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

58 reviews

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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

3.0

It's slow to read for the first 2/3 of the book, it starts twisting and turning after that and the end leaves the reader a bit bewildered and anxious about the next book. Not her best, good. Hoping that the rest of the series improves. Still excessive use of the word F--- which is fine but it's like a word just discovered by a child and is somehow used at least once a page. 

Severe lack of diversity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Police brutality, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, War, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Incest, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide, Pedophilia, Murder, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

hapalyn's review against another edition

dark funny 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Torture, Slavery, Rape, Genocide, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Incest, Fire/Fire injury, War, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, War, Genocide, Sexual content, and Colonisation

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Cursing, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Grief

ac02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Genocide, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, War, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Slavery, Alcohol, and Murder

Minor: Colonisation, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Drug use

georgiaisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wow I enjoyed this so much - learning more about their world and getting to know more about so many characters! 

AND THE ENDING OMG I CANNOT WAIT AHH WORLDS COLLIDE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Slavery, War, and Child abuse

Minor: Addiction

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Violence, War, Blood, Police brutality, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Torture, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Gore, and Trafficking

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Child death, Cannibalism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

readwithzoe_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny slow-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Slavery, and Sexism

Moderate: Child abuse and Lesbophobia

Minor: Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, and Child abuse

seequinn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

kylahspages's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

saffyre's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-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: Grief, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Child abuse