Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Valiant by Holly Black

10 reviews

michaelat21's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

1.5

This book was not what I would consider ya. It was filled with drugs, addiction, abuse, animal cruelty. I couldn’t relate to the main character at all and found myself upset for most of the book. I only liked one character the whole book. I am hopeful the third book is better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical trauma, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

sassper17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

myranda_the_bookwyrm's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

While this book is technically the second in the series, I've read it first, out of order. I like that it can stand on it's own - I didn't feel lost. There was good world building and some decent character development, though I did find the pace lagged at times and some things felt repetitious. There are some darker themes in this so definitely older YA. I would also note that there's some murky consent issues for sure; not graphically depicted but definitely present.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Violence and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

_hart_'s review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This is honestly one of the wildest books I’ve ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Sexual content

bry_oh_knee's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Another excellent dark faerie romp by Holly Black. Thoroughly enjoyed twisting tropes on their head. Came out in 2006(?) So it's funny hearing her describe the fashion's and them being popular now as well 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Animal death comes on fast but is over quickly...but it is a surprise happens about 1/3 of the way through the book. Drug abuse is rampant throughout but crucial to the story (the drugs are fictional but the use is based on reality), sexual abuse is not violent

lack of consent via character being disguises as someone else.

chasesys's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

raelinrou's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

bookcaptivated's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

multiplyoctopi's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• 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

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Death, Gore, and Drug use

Minor: Gun violence and Sexual content