Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks

10 reviews

diredreamings's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Trafficking

Moderate: Physical abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, War, Death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cannibalism

cannibalism is implied only in one chapter where Momma K is speaking with Roth about what he has been doing

faith_1849's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

I quite enjoyed this book, and the setting is very interesting and I liked how it sometimes bounced from Kylar’s point of view to other points of view, but some of the world building was a little confusing, and not really explained.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Cursing, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Torture and Slavery

razielnd's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Cursing, War, Drug use, Death of parent, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Death, Confinement, Child death, Cannibalism, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Terminal illness, Stalking, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Grief, Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

fox2800's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

This book was a lot. 
Morally gray characters. Dark concepts. 
But it was amazingly written. The pacing could not have been better. The characters had depth and weren’t overly predictable. There are so many layers to the plot that unfold, and it is told through multiple povs that allow you to slowly piece together the big picture. 
The structure and writing style remind me of the throne of glass series. Overall, very well written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Rape, Murder, Child death, Bullying, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Body horror

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Kidnapping, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Child death, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Cursing, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death, Violence, War, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

vanesst's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, War, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Classism, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

goizi's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Rape

Minor: War, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

renbird82's review against another edition

Did not finish this book. I found it full of great ideas that were executed terribly. The characters lacked depth. The relationships formed were confusing and heartless. The sporadic timeline jumps were annoying and lacked information that made the  story feel rushed. If the book had better world building and the characters had been not so insufferable I hope I would have enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Ableism, Child abuse, Classism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Child death

tara_whitaker's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Rape

clutch45's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault

masoudhouse's review

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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Bullying, Body horror, and Blood