Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

68 reviews

alouette's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.25

another charming, complex, emotional addition to the grishaverse. i may have gripes with some of the romance, or with the ending that suggested another book, but i wholly appreciate the adventure, the near-perfectly crafted plot, and the character progression :)

all hail the ravkan queen, and the fjerdan prince and princess

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, War, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Torture and Confinement

Minor: Slavery and Rape

kaz_brekker1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Drug use, and Gun violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Rape

mimizehetmayr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

aus_1521's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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

4.5

This is officially my third favorite Grishaverse book, I think. Crooked Kingdom and Six of Crows still take the top two slots, but I loved how this brought so many characters together. There are some great twists and you can't tell me that ending isn't hinting at something else to come. It has to be. 

Even though this book is long and there is a lot going on, it doesn't feel like it. I feel like I flew through this book, as Bardugo nails the pacing and has the right mix of characters and emotions. There's so much material for the show and I can't wait to see it all unfold.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

mirandavictoria's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

This was beautifully written, intriguing, unique, and I simply could not put it down. There were many important messages within this book. The characters were wonderfully written - filled with flaws and magic. The plot was engaging, with exciting turns at every corner. The diversity and representation in this book was incredibly well done. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape and Sexual harassment

astralbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Infidelity

The minor warnings are things known to have happened since the original trilogy, nothing new comes to light in those areas

kait_sixcrowsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense slow-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

me going into King of Scars: ya know, I think I grew out of the Grishaverse, I don’t think I’m gonna like this duology as much

me at the end of Rule of Wolves: what the hell, oh my god, what the duck just happened

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Religious bigotry, Violence, Xenophobia, and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, and Rape

creepypiespice's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Slavery, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Torture