Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

70 reviews

refr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

If you are sensible to s.a. stuff, avoid chapter 71 at all costs. It's been two days and I'm still having trouble falling asleep.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

doodeedoda's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, War, and Torture

widlflower's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

I could hardly put it down. 

This book had me crying and laughing and losing hope and winning it back, I absolutely loved it!
I think she handled Karou and Akiva really well. I was really scared she was gonna have them forgive and forget and get back together but she didn't. Karous struggle felt real, the betrayal was so deep, how could she ever forgive him? And that was felt throughout, I thought it was perfect. 

And Ziri, omg I looooove him, Akiva doesn't deserve Karou, I want her with Zriri, he's just so good and pure-hearted. He deserved better!! 

I can't wait to read the next one, which I won't because I'll start it right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

oliviafaith's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

stewartj0421's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Rape

kayelina's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Torture, Self harm, and Death

Moderate: War, Suicide, Physical abuse, Genocide, and Rape

Minor: Incest

lisashelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Rape

donatio's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

Writing style was as good as in the first one and I still liked the characters, especially Ziri and Liraz.
Also liked that we finally got to see the way the angels live, since Book 1 was more about the chimaera. 

In the middle, when Karou was on Earth, resurrecting chimaera the pacing felt off, nothing happened for a hundred pages. 
The characters who were introduced newly felt quite forced, even if they played major roles later. Why didn't we hear about Joram's son before Akiva & Co killed him?
I would have also liked a clearer explanation on how the bodies for the resurrections are made do they just appear, or... ?

Solid read, all in all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Misogyny, Violence, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Body horror, Genocide, and Medical content

zeravos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Violence, and War

urlocalsleepparalysisdemon's review

adventurous dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape