Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

18 reviews

lynnloveshobi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Minor: War, Abandonment, Classism, Incest, and Colonisation

gracecrandall's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I felt like the little kid in A Princess Bride in some parts ('is this a kissing book?') but the political intrigue...the angst...it's so good!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Bullying, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Incest, Drug use, Self harm, and Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

raypaws's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Bullying

Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicide, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Incest

saola7's review

challenging lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest

revived_reading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

There were some times in the story where I was quite confused with the wording, which is the only reason I’m not giving this book 5 stars. Overall, it made me squeal and scream and want to hurl my book at a wall. That’s when I know it’s a good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Incest and Self harm

andrea02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Bullying

Minor: Incest, Slavery, and Racism

lyd41's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I was entranced by this book. 
My critiques are: 
1. the plot only started up in the last half of the book. the first half was mostly character introduction and worldbuilding.
2. the bully to lovers trope is a slippery slope, and i really hope black will continue to pull it off well. 
3. taryn was an odd character to me. her motivations were questionable and out of nowhere, despite them being twins and raised together...you'd think their motives would be fairly similar. 
Overall I really loved the dialogue and character writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Grief and Mental illness

Minor: Gore, Incest, and Torture

marahc's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Suicide, Trafficking, Drug use, Bullying, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Vomit

Minor: Incest and Abortion