Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Un assassino alle porte by Sabaa Tahir

41 reviews

erwikka's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

3.25

I really love this series but did my favorites really have to go through all of this! This was definitely a build up book so I feel like it drug on a bit in places. I loved the new POV added. Also definitely was broken by the end and I’m very nervous to read the finale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Pregnancy and Abandonment

mj1588's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Torture, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Body horror, Death of parent, Slavery, War, Violence, Blood, Child death, Death, and Colonisation

erebus53's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

I wish I could put my finger on the issues I have with this series. Part of it is that I don't like wars and fighting much, but it's more than that. I really love a lot of the plot points, but I run out of patience waiting for them to happen. I like the characters, but not enough to invest heavily in the plot.
I guess with this one I was hoping that it might have a bit of resolution. Although there are some major reveals that are highly rewarding, it's also obvious as we get to the final parts of the book that we are far from the end of this epic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, War, Domestic abuse, Violence, Torture, and Xenophobia

risten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Torture, Gore, Slavery, Genocide, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Classism, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Blood

rexpostfacto's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, and Genocide

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Slavery, Death, Colonisation, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

apaliska's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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: Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

kfoster's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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? No

4.25

I enjoyed this book/series a lot - so much that I plan to reread it next year.  This book was easier with not so much torture as was in #1 and #2, and that was a relief to me.  I would encourage others to listen to the audiobook while reading along - as you can more easily visualize what you would see if this ever became a movie series (which would be amazing!!!! But that’s my dream).  This series is great for older teenagers and adults, as long as they understand that this can be a disturbing series.

But disturbing or not, I’m so glad I read this series and will read more by this author soon!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Gore

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, War, Violence, Child death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Confinement, Body horror, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Genocide, Slavery, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

tori_borialis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

what_karla_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Torture