Reviews tagging 'War'

Gild by Raven Kennedy

63 reviews

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Misogyny

Minor: War

midnacine's review

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Third time reading the series, first time listening to the audiobook. My initial review is somewhere on here. But can I just say the male narrator (Blake Lockhart) is absolute perfection. He only read one chapter and yet I'm in love with him. I can't wait to hear him as [redacted] in the later books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Trafficking, Animal death, War, and Death of parent

jordanez's review against another edition

challenging 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

2.5

No plot in sight with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Slavery, and Sexism

Minor: Pedophilia, War, Death, and Child abuse

micaelamariem's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was well written with an intriguing plot and great worldbuilding that had me flirting through chapters. However, there was too much on page sexual violence that we were only sometimes supposed to abhor as readers. The main character definitely has Stockholm syndrome and I don’t think that’s going to be addressed. I’m just so afraid we’ll see more toxic relationships develop as the series goes on but perhaps something will surprise me! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Alcohol, Classism, Murder, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infertility, Colonisation, and Death of parent

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol and Slavery

Minor: Bullying, Grief, Animal death, Vomit, Excrement, War, Blood, and Gore

kenziewol's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

For starters: please look up trigger warnings before reading!!

This book is definitely not for me. I knew it was a dark fantasy but there was just too much for me to enjoy the book & I felt a very similar story could’ve been told with out

rape scenes

and graphic commentary to the level of what was included. Not to mention that Auren became a

saddle to Midas

at 15 & he was 22? And he

keeps her in a cage???

Again, just definitely not the book for me, the

sexual assault, minor/adult relationship, confinement & rape

scenes were too much for me to want to continue on even though I am curious to what ends up happening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, and War

lindsfranfrat's review against another edition

dark slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Death, Sexual content, Vomit, Gaslighting, Trafficking, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Blood, Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

alexandriasreads's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Trafficking, and War

fozlandgirl's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

I don't know why I keep trying to read these TikTok books. They are so gods awful and poorly written. This is definitely my last one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, War, Adult/minor relationship, and Gore

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

mcxwell's review against another edition

I understand that she is meant to realise the abusive situation she’s in. Her thoughts are typical of Someone in an abusive relationship. I’m just not into the whole first part Being a lead up to her rape. So I’m just gonna leave it there I think.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, and War