Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

1 review

ceejeffe's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I enjoyed this story very much! As fantasy goes, it’s very quick to read and accessible. The idea isn’t all that original and the story is pretty predictable, though a fun journey. The character development and plot seemed like young adult but I wouldn’t at all consider this YA. The female characters are pretty two dimensional and the depictions of r*pe (more than one) and inc*st were totally unnecessary. It’s also treated like a common beating or mugging by the author after it happens to one of the characters which seemed disingenuous and like it was the easiest trauma the author could think of to happen to a young female character. I plan to read the others but I’m not expecting to love the stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Rape, Incest, and Religious bigotry

there is not just one sexual assault depicted in this story, so once you get to the first, don’t think that type of trauma is “done”t