Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

243 reviews

caroliiineb's review against another edition

adventurous dark

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Rape and Vomit

booksngrannies's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Violence, Physical abuse, War, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Rape

katemarie99's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Suicide, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Torture, and Sexual violence

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Child death, Genocide, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, and War

triley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

zero_sjl's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

As a debut novel this story was really good. It had a lot of interesting plot points, but some parts in the book felt a little awkward or out of place. I'm excited to read the sequel and see how the author further develops this world and the characters I came to love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

Hey, I finally read it! This definitely kept my attention and kept me guessing. I've already checked out the sequel from the library! I need to know what happens next.

CW: racism, sexism, misogyny, violence, death, torture, abuse (emotional and physical), confinement, religious bigotry, talk of rape, previous death of parent, blood, body horror, genocide, it's a LONG LIST ( Content Warnings - The Gilded Ones | The StoryGraph )

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexism, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Death of parent

gretchen_lynn's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, War, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Trafficking, and Medical trauma

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

I thought I had the twist figured out halfway through the book, but there was so much more to it than I thought.

gotem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

Get past the first 100ish pages, and its a riveting book about found family, the exposure of intense indoctrination, and magical girl powers all wrapped in one.

Unsettlingly gory at parts, and strikingly vague in others. This would work well for someone who reads with a heavy focus on action and dialogue. Please do mind the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexism, Vomit, Trafficking, Body horror, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Child abuse, Torture, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood