Reviews tagging 'Torture'

La jaula del rey by Victoria Aveyard

40 reviews

lavendarcatt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Torture

Minor: War and Blood

sarahthenerd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

TW: torture, toxic obsession and toxic relationship

⭐⭐⭐⭐.75/5

First off, I really love multiple POVs. I love Cameron's POVs. They gives insight of the Scarlet Guard operation and her feelings towards herself and people around her. Cameron reminds me a bit of Mare. And I also love Evangeline POVs because I got to read her love towards Elane.

And second of all, why is Maven so hot in this book. Especially the bathroom scene wtf. Mare and Cal's moments together too wtf. This book is just *chef kiss*

ALSO OMG THE EPILOGUE?!??!???!!?!!? WTF VICTORIA!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Toxic relationship

lauren_macauley's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

lily_kruse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, War, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

stephwatsford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? No

4.25

This was the second best book in the series after Glass Sword in my opinion. It was tense reading Mare’s desperation as she lived through the terror of being Maven’s prisoner. I liked the dual narrative although i wish we got to explore a little bit more of Cameron’s character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

sarahsheppard23's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Torture

felicia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Gore, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

King’s cage was definitely a better read than Glass Sword, but does not quite add up to Red Queen. Mare Barrow is consistently an unlikable character focused primarily on herself the majority of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, War, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book. Having the characters split gave them some extra time for progression (both character and plot).

While I get why Mare would be kept prisoner for so long, I would have preferred more interactions with the court, if not with Maven.

Even bringing in Evangeline's POV chapters earlier would have helped that section fill out a bit more, even if it tipped her family's hand a bit.

Cameron was an interesting POV for the Scarlet Guard/red side of things, which again left much of the political machinations off the page, but at least gave the basics. Even Kilorn would have been a better choice, in my opinion. 

I feel like the final third of the book dragged a bit, at least up until the climax,

the second battle at Corvium.

It just felt like the pacing was off after

Mare was rescued by the Scarlet Guard.

I think there was too much build up in the beginning that didn't leave enough room for the three bigger battles.

Finally,

I know we should want Cal to choose Mare, but I don't think he's wrong to ask Mare to choose him instead. I'm hoping there is a way for compromise in the final book, but I'm happy that each of them are actually dealing with what they want instead of throwing away their convictions, training, or lives.

Overall, this was a strong sequel, and I was surprised by a few things; I'm very excited to read the final book and the short stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Vomit

readwithzoe_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Pregnancy and Torture

Minor: Vomit