Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

10 reviews

anntharai's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Cliffhangers kill me but yet here we are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

dragonaion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

An excellent sequel, God's grave absolutely did not disappoint! The hardest thing about writing a sequel with such a known character is how to keep the character's development and growth believable, consistent, and still flow with the guidance of the story. 

With that, I am delighted to already have the final book beside me so I can read this story just as it feels it was written-back to back. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Murder, Medical content, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Blood, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual content, and Slavery

Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit, Infertility, and Sexism

luciiee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Slavery, Blood, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

laceydaisy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Animal death, and Child death

danielvanbeethoven's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Physical abuse, Murder, Cursing, Sexual content, and Slavery

lettigirl101's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Alcohol, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Gore, Cursing, Child death, Body horror, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Medical content, Excrement, Animal death, Death of parent, and Death

vespertine_moth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Vomit, Torture, Slavery, Murder, and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

sleepytessa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

oliverreeds's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

i want to give this five stars because the writing is incredible, but i can't because of the sexualization of minors. these kids are sixteen and seventeen and are being written about in a very sexualized manner that is uncomfortable. there are sex scenes between minors and this book was definitely intended to be consumed by the older end of the young adult group.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Slavery, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Murder

alexwhy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is just so clearly written by a man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Confinement, Slavery, Vomit, and Gore

Moderate: Cursing