Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Sei di corvi by Leigh Bardugo

142 reviews

linus_rieper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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

Epic fantasy heist novel with the most incredible cast of charaters that hold their stance all over the alignment chart. There's fun, there's banter and there is beautiful and dramatic inner monologues and snappy one-liners. You get to dive into most of the characters' inner lives and it's incredible how well they are seperated from each other, and how each character can have a different perception of each of the others in their group. Each dynamic is unique and is reflected in their views of each other.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking and Death

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

hopiful's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

I adore SOC. The characters, their motivations, their backstory, and how all these different characters interact with each other. Intense, has you on your toes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Rape

natcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Absolutely delightful, a fantasy heist story with distinct Leverage tones (and I mean that in the best way possible) and really compelling characters! The character voices were all really distinctive, and I was super impressed by how each character’s POV chapters really felt like they were from different people. And a good heist is hard to write, and this book really pulled it off! I also enjoyed the further worldbuilding of the Grishaverse (a name that does, unfortunately, make me laugh). Once I got over the characters apparently being 17 (some of the very overwrought and dramatic narration is funnier than it is intended to be given that the characters are teenagers), I enjoyed this book a lot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Rape, and Sexual violence

honeycuttsp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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: Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Death, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape and Injury/Injury detail

zoeelora's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Für alle Fantasy-Liebhaber*innen das perfekte Buch. Es ist echt toll geschrieben und super spannend. Die Welt ist auch echt toll aufgebaut. Die Autorin hat mich mit der Krähenreihe echt nochmal umgehauen. Es fallen mir nur wenige Kritikpunkte ein: 1. Warum können die Charaktere nicht ein bisschen älter sein ? Bei Wylan und vlt auch noch Jesper kann ich verstehen warum sie so jung sind. Aber Kaz und Inej als 17-jährige ist manchmal unangenehm. Da beide ziemlich klatblütige Mörder*innen sind. 
2. Der andere Punkt (und dafür kann die Autorin nichts) ist das die Übersetzung and machen Stellen nicht ganz perfekt war. Aber das war auch schon meckern auf höchstem Niveau. 
3. Das Ende ging ein bisschen schnell. Aber dafür freue ich mich jetzt auf Band 2 😍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, and Racism

Minor: Abandonment, War, and Xenophobia

notsogreen's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War

thegr1mreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Violence, Gore, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Slavery, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Ableism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Addiction

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? No

5.0

Leigh Bardugo’s writing was just amazing. Her world building was incredibly detailed and she made all of the characters come to life in such a beautiful way. The characters were what made the book so amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cursing, and Misogyny

lish_e's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

 “A gambler, a convict, a wayward son, a lost Grisha, a Suli girl who had become a killer, a boy from the Barrel who had become something worse.”

I tried to get into this book without having an opinion in advance, as it gets hyped a lot. But I was amazed.
Each of the characters have their own ambitions and chances are high you’ll like at least one of them. For me, I enjoyed them all. They all have led different lives but still ended up together in a way that made sense and wasn’t too farfetched. 
Also, I liked the little mentions of things that happened in the Shadow and Bones trilogy two years prior.
Nothing major or that important to the plot, but it was a nice touch.
There might be a lot of new terms at first but once I got into it, it wasn’t that hard to follow.
The different emotions in the scenes were balanced well. Sometimes dark, funny, tense, sad, maybe even a little bit of hope for some of the characters sometimes. It made the book easy to get through and gripping.
Couldn’t put it down and I am starting with the second one right away. 

 

“She wouldn't wish love on anyone. It was the guest you welcomed and then couldn't be rid of.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Murder, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

Moderate: Slavery and Gore

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape