Reviews tagging 'Violence'

A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton

6 reviews

mucula's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, and Incest

seawitchindisguise's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Torture

izzster's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Misogyny

musingsonliving's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Violence

camfaz's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

This is the first book in the Merry Gentry series. An introduction to the really messed up world of the Sidhe . This world is dark, violent whether you are seelie  or unseelie.

All the characters carry deep scars and wounds and these in someways shape their lives. There are no good guys or bad guys in this tale. Just people trying to survive the hand that fate has given them.

If you are squimish, give this whole series a skip… actually just skip Laurell K. Hamiltons books all together because all her books so far are Dark fantasy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

macthekat's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

re-read: it is good, but not as good as some of the latter books. it feels a bit rough. the it a bit too much random world building exposition worked in.

There are so many descriptions. 
All sex scenes but one are laden with violence, force or power struggles. This is not a book you want for satisfacting spicy scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content