Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

31 reviews

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Blood and Vomit

kemikemi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

there came a point in the book where i flat out froze in horror and then went and re-read majority of the book from the start, and i still cant tell if i was an idiot who missed all the signs or just intentionally misled. either way it ended up increasing my positive feelings towards the book by 50%

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

megansreading's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I liked the worldbuilding a lot and am excited to see more of it in the rest of the series. The author’s writing is intentional and smart. Pauline and Rafe are probably my favorite characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Grief

Moderate: War

autumnrh's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

I had a great time with this book. I did not know this serious existed and actually read the Dance of Thieves duology before this and fell in love with the way Mary Pearson writes. I wasn’t too sure about this one at first because the beginning is a bit slow but it does pick up and the twist is phenomenal and I never saw it coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Kidnapping, and Grief

h_reads98's review against another edition

sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Vomit and Classism

zayyssa's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

*chef's kiss*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

marigoldenora's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Gore

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

If it wasn't for the twist that I absolutely did not see coming, I would have just given this 3 stars. It was easy to read and I liked the characters but it was just a meh plot until the last 180ish pages, then things got interesting. Very excited to see what happens next 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nasab's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body horror, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol