Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Starless Crown by James Rollins

5 reviews

storykeeper_saga's review

I gave it the good old college try, but it just was so bad. The worldbuilding was really amazing, and that doesn't excuse racism, sexism, rape threats against a 14 year old disabled girl, said girl getting her blindness magically cured, and a weird focus on breasts and nipples.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Slavery

quetzel90's review

The attempted gang rape early on put me off.  I didn't go in expecting that 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

It was attempted, but still unsettled me that it was used as a plot point in this

readwthsam's review

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

overall, i did enjoy this book! it was fhe first ever novel i’ve read of Rollins and i was not too disappointed. 

albeit i did like the cast of characters, i feel as if there were a tad stereotypical (?) and the pov switching was a little distracting and hard to keep up with in the beginning, which then made it quite difficult to catch on to what the main conflict was. however the overall plot itself was interesting

undecided if i want to read the second book later this year 

ps: also i read this for a school project hence why i dragged out how long i read it lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, Ableism, and Bullying

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

fenemiestolovers's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

 I really enjoyed this book! The world, which is similar yet significantly different from ours, was compelling from the beginning. Rollins asks, what would our world look like if it stopped spinning? It's full of lovable and terrifying creatures who are recognizable yet amplified to be dangerous and fantastical. It was easy to root for the unlikely companions on a journey to save the world from the threat that looms over their heads, and easy to hate the foes who use despicable means to meet despicable ends. That being said, there were characters who floated in between these categories and surprised me throughout. The ONLY reasons I couldn't give it five stars are because 1) the male gaze of the author felt so apparent when describing women's bodies and 2) the author is has a character falling for someone he knows may be his half-sister. For me, incest is NEVER necessary and always gross. I really loved everything else about this book but that did sour it for me quite a bit. I am excited to see where this series goes next, but if this incestual start goes anywhere else, I won't be able to continue. With a serious content warning for what I mentioned above, I would definitely recommend this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Pregnancy, Ableism, Child death, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Incest, Injury/Injury detail, and Abortion

Minor: Sexual violence, Vomit, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Rape

pvbobrien's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Medical content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Ableism, Slavery, Murder, Gore, Grief, Bullying, Animal death, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Death of parent and Rape