Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Iron Widow - Seele in Ketten by Xiran Jay Zhao

162 reviews

kukazashi's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Rape, Self harm

dandelionsteph's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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I'd give it more if not for the sex scenes. Yes, it's the will of the author, but I didn't like them. I don't like when book series that don't start with romantic/sexual elements end up getting them later. When I realized it would get extreme, I simply skipped over them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Sexual harassment, War

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Alcohol

Ooh boy. The first book had only a little sexual content that was easy to brush off, but this has three lengthy sex scenes. Xiran Jay Zhao wasn't kidding when they said the second book would be more obviously for adults. The scene where Qin Zheng gets Wu Zetian drunk to copulate with her is downplayed: the "wine" was just lychee juice with ginger. (Zetian noticed the wine was "weaker" than wine she had drank before.) The rape isn't "standard rape", but the dynamics are close enough I'll classify it as rape anyway, for lack of a better warning.

lang_junxias_therapist's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I do not see the hate on this. I liked it more than its prequel, although it's still not my favourite book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Classism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

iamsammie27's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical trauma

griminycricket's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

a_blue_stocking's review against another edition

2.0

dark slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault

queermothman's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

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If you didn't like this book, sorry, but you just don't get it like I do. /j 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, War

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault

salome_grace's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

hmbrokaw's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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That was… different. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content

coethedragon's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, War

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion