Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

45 reviews

orakuruno's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This series was an absolute joy to read. I never thought I would love fantasy politics as much as I have through these books. I do wish there was a tad more substance to Jude and Carden's romance, but overall the entire series was interesting and didn't leave me once wanting to put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Alcohol, and Animal death

Minor: Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Emotional abuse

_froggy_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and War

Minor: Pregnancy

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, War, Murder, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Minor: Abortion, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Torture, and Child abuse

amazelan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

bon..
d'un côté, il y a des passages qui étaient vraiment chouettes et le développement des personnages a continué à être intéressant, bien que pas toujours très réaliste.
de l'autre, c'était BEAUCOUP TROP rapide, les scènes s'enchaînent et les choses se dénouent de manière assez peu réaliste.

finalement, le moment le plus long est le moment de la malédiction, alors qu'il aurait pu être bien plus court pour laisser la place aux scènes d'action, par exemple.

j'ai un peu l'impression d'avoir perdu mon temps avec cette trilogie, j'ai lu pire certes mais j'ai lu mieux aussi en terme de fantastique YA.


bref, bien que des passages m'aient plu et que l'univers m'ait un peu captivé, je ne recommande pas. ça ne vaut clairement pas la hype qu'on en fait.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Grief, Torture, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Body horror, and Animal death

nere's review

• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

monday, july 24, 2023
i cant believe im done. im sad its over! i really have no major complaints. the

serpent

plot was a little weird and i half wish i wouldve gotten more catharsis with

cardan and jude

. but its not in their nature. otherwise, deliciously entertaining which is what i wanted and expected

“ […] and Baphen was uncomfortably reminded that some prophecies are fulfilled by the very actions meant to prevent them.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Blood

rylin_marie's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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

i cant stop crying the ending was everything to me and i am so so so sad that this series has come to an end. i need it to go on forever. i am SOBBING. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Suicide, Vomit, War, Gore, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Torture, Grief, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Other than absurd lack of communication leading to totally preventable misunderstandings, this book was PHENOMENAL.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and War

Minor: Torture, Confinement, and Death of parent

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, and Murder

Minor: Xenophobia, Child abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Classism, Pregnancy, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Torture, Abortion, Vomit, and Slavery

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Deportation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Torture, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse