Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Dreams of the Dying by Nicolas Lietzau

4 reviews

totallyshelfaware's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Gore, Death, Body horror, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infidelity

sarahasyouwish's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a dark psychological and political fantasy which faces some very deep themes head-on. If you appreciate character-focused fantasy that isn’t afraid to tackle things like  mental illness, trauma, political ideologies and power then you should definitely pick this one up. My only critique is that I would have liked more page time and depth given to the female characters, but hopefully that will be addressed in the sequels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, Mental illness, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Body horror, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Death of parent and Dementia

Minor: Pregnancy

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Vomit and Mental illness

Minor: Infertility

bitter's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

4.5

I think this is the first review of this book on Storygraph so I feel a lot of pressure lol... I’m not the best at writing reviews!

This is a fabulous book - the world and magic system are well developed and interesting, the plot is suspenseful and unpredictable, but for me the characters are the strongest part of the novel. Even relatively minor characters are vivid and well fleshed out, and almost all of them provoked strong feelings from me. I also always appreciate a LGBT protagonist. Definitely pick this up if you’re interested in a book that combines fantasy/horror/political intrigue to great effect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm and Sexual violence