Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

27 reviews

corgicolossus's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.0

This is a strange book, wrapped in a story that is just interesting enough to make you think it will improve; and then it ends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

optimalbook's review

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

3.5

I am so very conflicted on this novel. The first 2/3rds were overall pretty good I loved the coming of age story of Arlen and Leesha and was curious to see where Rojer's story would go. My issues are however the strong focus on sex and "breeding" and the usage of SA later in the novel.

While I do believe Brett was trying to critique the diminished role of women in this world and dissuade notions of "virginal purity" it felt both heavy handed and simultaneously not dissuaded enough. The novel opens and closes with ideas of womanhood equating to birthing children and that birthing children is the end all be all.

Additionally, I kept waiting for Arlen's views on the world and on everyones roles in it to be questioned and become more reasoned but in the end Arlen's views feel mostly unchanged and unchallenged. I hope this is something addressed in the later novels.

As of now I think I will most likely continue though book 2 is not high on my TBR.
 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

capercaillie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The world was fascinating, and it started strong with interesting characters with only ripples of awkward sexism or cringe bits (please, tell me one more time about the messenger's "wolf eyes"). Then suddenly it takes a hard pivot into a racist interlude for a bit before suddenly going weird with

the gang rape of a virgin character followed immediately by the cringiest sex scene with another main character shortly after, telling him to put a baby in her because??? while hoping that he doesn't think she's too inexperienced, etc. Eesh.

Disappointing, as the world and a lot of the story is good, but there are too many gross and weirdly racist/sexist overtones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

tiredpigeon's review

fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Incest

dandelionking's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Violence

miss_marvel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

dieses suchtpotenzial - einfach WOW

bissle wenig frauenrollen aber es gab schon schlimmeres lol

diese welt ist einf sooo gut durchdacht (städte heißen zb nicht ästhetisch sonder praktisch zb tal der holzfäller und auch das ganze mit den Horclingen (den Feinden aus dem Horc aka der Hölle) klingt einf komplett schlüssig und abgerundet

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Vomit, War, Child death, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

medea_jade's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

First off, graphic audio is awesome. So much fun to listen to. 

I read this when it first came out and loved it. Second time around the plot is still exciting and it’s still worth a read, but I would warn that the author is very clearly a bit toxic. Men behave in a way that is very obviously sexual harassment but that’s brushed off as harassment. A lot of stock is put in the virginity and purity of female characters. There’s a lot of boys will be boys type thinking that just doesn’t fly anymore. 

The main female character is gang raped as her first sexual experience. A few days later she seeks to make it better by immediately having sex with someone else. Throughout the books she and the people around her seem to be deeply focused on her sexuality. I feel like the author’s sexism is showing constantly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Rape, Sexual assault, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content and Animal death

kamikazefooby's review

adventurous dark medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Medical content, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Bullying, Child abuse, and Incest

maidofbees's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

Argh I wanted to like this book and it had a cool world and premise, and I like a lot of the characters, but the unbelievable female characters and barely-there response to traumatic events (to keep this spoiler free as possible: look at the content warnings left by other readers) really brought it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

lunamond's review

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.25

I would have loved this book for it's beautiful and intricate Worldbuilding,  but the ending was ruined by [TW: SA]

an abysmal portrayal of SA. Specifically the sole female mc is raped and then falls "in love" with the guy she meet immediatly after the SA and has at most known him for a couple of days.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Incest, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Misogyny