Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Stretnutie tieňov by Dominika Weinstock, V.E. Schwab

6 reviews

ladygetslit's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark 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

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Book 2 of the series got off to a somewhat slow start. I was trying to figure out what Lila was actually up to, and when the royal brothers were gonna get their angsty selves together. But once the plot started rolling, I was absolutely hooked. 

What I loved:

• Rhy and Kell’s brotherly shenanigans 
• Alucard is mysterious and slightly sexy (still waiting for the full backstory but I know it’s gonna kill me)
• Lila is such a boss babe: watching her discover her magic and take the world by a storm was everything I never knew I wanted 
• Setting up for the third book - I am so glad I already downloaded it 

What didn’t work for me:

• The pacing in the beginning - I didn’t know why Lila was on a ship and how things were going to tie back together… and I just wanted to get to the tournament already 
• The pseudo-slow burn between Lila and Kell is a hard pass. I don’t feel the chemistry, and I think they would’ve been better as friends. It felt like she threw in the romance because she was trying to draw That Audience, but the story would be perfectly fine without romance whatsoever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault

gl00p's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment

whatthekatdraggedin's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood

Minor: Sexual assault

barda's review against another edition

3.5

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder

Minor: Alcohol

reddeddy's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i am just *inhales*……Delilah Bard…..you are insane….but you’re also a fucking badass…..i had some issues with this book through the middle and towards the end, but that ending….i’m kinda shook…..that final line gave me literal chills.

overall a solid sequel, and im so looking forward to the last one, especially after that cliffhanger…i mainly had issues with some of the character development, especially Lila, because i feel like she doesn’t get the same kind of nuance as Kell or even Rhy, especially with everything going on, it feels like she doesn’t ever get the same emotional depth the others do, but hopefully in the next book she will!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War

lunep's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging 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

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I understand completely why this book seems to be so controversial in its reviews. It's only apparent function is to set the scene for the third one, and it's mostly centered around the Essen Tasch, which has nothing to do with the big bad, BUT, I fucking loved it. It scratches that itch I always have of wanting more of the characters in more mundane settings (which is why I always run to ao3 after I finish something I really like) and I. ATE. IT. UP. I don't remember why the fuck I had given it 4 stars, for me it deserves the 5 stars, it was fun, kept me hooked, gave me lot of kelila moments that had me giggling and kicking my feet, gave me character exploration and, why not, character development too. It's definitely not for everyone, but for me it was perfect (the only thing I didnt enjoy that much was beginning at a certain point and then going "4 months ago" but I'll ignore it)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Classism