Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

57 reviews

sophiafaurs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Sexism

Minor: Transphobia and Death of parent

rayreyes's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

Best book ever written. EVER.
Ever ever ever.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Car accident

Minor: Rape, Blood, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Classism, Infidelity, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, and Alcohol

hayzey's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Stalking, Slavery, Medical trauma, Racism, Racial slurs, Gore, Death, Blood, Bullying, and Torture

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Gore, War, and Infidelity

Minor: Torture, War, Slavery, Mental illness, Grief, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Classism, Blood, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Racism, Murder, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Car accident, Alcohol, Stalking, Rape, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Death

cg1256's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

I really liked this book and found the concept as well as the plot to be really interesting. I also loved the subtle diversity. 

However, I would say that the ending felt a bit rushed and in general the pacing felt a tad inconsistent at times but it was still a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Slavery, Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, Medical content, Racism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Rape

cleo_wylde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

This was SO GOOD. One of the best books I've read this year for sure. I love how the author so skilfully wove together the legacies of intergenerational racial trauma with myths and legends. Definite plot twist at the end that blew my mind! I grew to really care about the characters and their growth and relationships. 
Can't wait to read the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Classism, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Violence

there are several accounts of violence towards enslaved Black people, particularly women. This includes sexual violence and whipping.

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical trauma, Violence, Death, Death of parent, War, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Car accident, Classism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Torture, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Police brutality

starccato's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Death of parent, Grief, Car accident, Classism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Violence, War, and Gore

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Child abuse, Alcohol, Vomit, Rape, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Abandonment, Child death, and Torture

Minor: Religious bigotry and Transphobia

britgirlreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Torture, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

haley49's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

I really loved thus book by the end. At first there was a lot of world building and mystery to get through for a low-fantasy but it was so worth it. Bree was an excellent and relatable main lead but also was able to explore deep and hard topics like grief and generational trauma in a way that really worked. There was an expansive cast of characters but so many of them were fun and interesting without stealing too much spotlight from the main characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: War, Car accident, Murder, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Colonisation, Torture, Self harm, Cursing, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape