Reviews tagging 'Torture'

A Vicious Game by Melissa Blair

5 reviews

kingkiller99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed this book, though I don’t think it was as good as the first one. I will say I did not expect the plot twist towards the end at all! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction

Minor: Torture

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Alcoholism, War, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Infertility, Genocide, Death, Blood, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Infertility, Kidnapping, Slavery, Alcoholism, Murder, Alcohol, Drug use, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

yadira315's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

I LOVED IT! what just happened that ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Genocide, Racism, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infertility, Suicide, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, and Misogyny

Drowning.