Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

16 reviews

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

A really nice completion of Phedre's story! Weaves between boring and intense, sad and hopeful. It resolves many storylines and plot threads. Such an interesting world, as an interpretation of our own. 
I had a really hard time staying engaged in the first half, but I was drawn in by the second half.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexual violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Addiction, Drug use, Genocide, Pedophilia, Animal death, Colonisation, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Religious bigotry

hippievamp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Blood, Rape, Confinement, Child abuse, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Torture, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore, Alcohol, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Genocide, Medical content, and War

duckie84's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery

knatreads501's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Pedophilia, Torture, Slavery, and Trafficking

zone_a3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

storykeeper_saga's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Torture, Misogyny, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

ambientdusk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Trafficking, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Self harm

micaela11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: Kidnapping, Torture, and Child abuse

ahue92's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Gore, Sexual assault, and Rape

accidentalspaceexplorer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

This was very compelling and I read it straight through, all in one go. This one, more so than the other two, is extremely extremely dark in the middle. So many content warnings!!! But I still enjoyed Phedre's narration and the politics of the world, and especially the traveling portions on either side of the extremely dark bit. I am looking forward to the next trilogy though, in the hopes that it will be less filled with torture.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Slavery, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Addiction

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Pedophilia