Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Viúva de Ferro by Xiran Jay Zhao

900 reviews

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

3.0

I’m not exactly sure how I feel about Iron Widow, so this review is subject to change. 

What I enjoyed:
-the ending was absolutely phenomenal, and it made me interested in continuing the series, despite my earlier hesitations 
-the combination of history(loose) in a sci-fi landscape 
-the polyamorous relationship( though I hope it’s expanded more in future books

What I felt was lacking 
- the character walks the fine line between powerful and difficult, which I thought was crossed a few times
-the plot felt a bit convulsed at times, with many things going on
-there was a bit of a lull in the middle before the final battle

All In all I do think this would appeal to fantasy lovers, and I would recommend picking it up if you are interested!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, War, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Forced institutionalization

blandrew's review against another edition

Story did not catch my attention 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Death, War, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Cursing, Physical abuse, Violence, and Emotional abuse

noahhh_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Self harm, Sexism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence

dreadspawn's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, War, Child abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Sexism, Physical abuse, Body horror, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Addiction, Torture, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

quotingmachine's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Body horror, Addiction, Torture, Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

ducky_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wowza. That was interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, War, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

a1mello's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Medical trauma, Addiction, Murder, Classism, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, War, Sexism, Torture, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

“For eighteen years, my unibrow has saved me from being sold into a painful, terrifying death.
Today is the day I'm releasing it from its gracious service.”

Two words: Female Rage

Fast paced, short chapters, captivating.

I need more love triangles that are actual love triangles in media!!! Pleassssse! The loved they shared was beautiful.

"Where does jealousy come from, if not an insecurity that I'll lose you because of him? But that's not how it works, no matter how many people believe it so. You're not something to be kept or taken, and love isn't some scarce resource to battle over. Love can be infinite, as much as your heart can open. I mean, when you think about it, love is fueled mostly by compatibility. Whether two people make each other happy by being close. So it'd be pointless of me to resent Shimin. However compatible you are with him, it doesn't have anything to do with how compatible you are with me."

The epilogue had me shook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Alcoholism, Body horror, War, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

jb4nay's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

I think Zetian was an awesome protagonist. Her justified rage at these systems limiting her and women in their world were so captivating to sit with throughout the story. I also really liked the development with Shimin and Yizhi throughout the book. The qi system was really neat. As someone with messy family dynamics, I really appreciated seeing

a character actively not choose them after they treated her terribly over and over again

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It was also really nice to get a vengeful lead and actually see them get the revenge, instead of having some change of heart because anger is an unreasonable emotion (which I disagree with).

The ending left me wanting to spend more time in this world. Can't wait to see what happens next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

alyssoid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Suicidal thoughts