Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

63 reviews

navayiota's review

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

Not as good as the first one, but it's difficult to top perfection. Kind of found myself drifting away during the fight scenes cause they're not my jam, but I loved the character development, I loved the big focus on Rin's friends, I love how human she continues to be. Can't wait to read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, War, Xenophobia, Cursing, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Racism

ccpetrikas's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, War, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual assault, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Addiction, Abortion, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

unabridged_adventures's review against another edition

5.0

Utterly brutal. This book ripped out my heart and stomped on it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Death, Racism, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Colonisation, Classism, Body horror, Addiction, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Blood, and Murder

space_bandit'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Blood, Death, and War

Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Gun violence, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Grief, Abortion, Body horror, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Torture

sorodeeznuts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

edamamika's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, and Colonisation

rileysradreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and War

liaraluiza's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Vomit, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Miscarriage, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Colonisation, Child death, Child abuse, Blood, and Abortion

violaceae's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment

isabellaft'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy