Reviews tagging 'Violence'

El Encuadernador / The Binding by Bridget Collins

63 reviews

valerian_honeybee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Classism, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Outing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Infidelity, and Self harm

Minor: Child death, Deportation, and Incest

stormofsorrow's review against another edition

0.5 / 5 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Abortion

sheilaghs_wheels's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Violence

kynajayne's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed the structure of this book, with the three distinct parts/acts. The concept of binding memories into books is an interesting one, and the world building around that was explored well, especially around the ethics of binding. I will say towards the end I was nearly driven to distraction with annoyance of the narrator’s inability to put two and two together, it was so obvious I was raging! But it is a good love story in an interesting world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Homophobia

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Minor: Rape and Murder

sneeuwsuusje's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Loved this book, easy to read. The ending was a bit rushed and therefor somewhat dissatisfying. Also I wanted to read more about Lucians reaction and what happened to him as his father found out. 
As you have finished the book It is recommendable to read the first section again. You than fully understand what part everybody plays.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Suicide, and Animal cruelty

kmbbb's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Rape

animaniac17's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Incest, Violence, Sexual content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Rape, Vomit, Cursing, and Pedophilia

Minor: Alcoholism, Abortion, and Classism

ttimemachines's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

you know, honestly? i for one was not mad about the romance bait and switch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Homophobia, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

readhaileyread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

nunchikoi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Picked this book out of the shelf on a whim and was pleasantly surprised at the romance! Did not take the turn I was expecting, but again just so pleasantly surprised so I didn't mind. You can tell that this is the author's first foray into adult fiction, and there are some regrettable parts in the plot, but I think it's an overall earnest queer story. 

I will say that the premise of memory-bound books could've been fleshed out more, towards the end, it felt more like a gimmick but that might be more of a personal preference as again, I didn't really know what to expect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Homophobia, Rape, and Grief

It is extremely bittersweet, but not without hope.