Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

134 reviews

lelekochka's review

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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Rape, Grief, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Sexual content, Slavery, Xenophobia, Genocide, Torture, and Kidnapping

bree_h_reads's review against another edition

60% DNF

While I still love the characters, world, and relationships created in book one I found this book harder to get through.

I had a hard time focusing on it and I think it’s a consequence of having a lot going on. There were just a lot of plot threads and it switched between them frequently. While they all tied together in a way that made sense it was overwhelming and I think slowed down the book.

Overall I think I would come back to the book, but I’m not in the headspace to read it at the moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Violence

angelmoo's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, and Xenophobia

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Addiction, Torture, Murder, Blood, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Trafficking

chloewilson_13's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Trafficking, Rape, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

alexiconic's review

adventurous 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

I wasn’t really sure about the hype surrounding these characters after finishing Six of Crows. But this book sealed the deal for me. I love them, too, and the way their stories meet and diverge, the way they have their own goals and their own drive, the way they support one another (or not), and the ways in which their dynamics can change based on who they interact with. Was the plot great? It was fun. Did Kaz save the day just a time too many with a barely believable plan? Maybe. But I don’t mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

aliciawhatsthestory's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery and Sexual violence

eguare's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.75

An incredible sequel to Six of Crows. I couldn't put this one down either. I was so engrossed with this duology that I didn't even realize that I'd been supposed to read the Shadow & Bone trilogy first until I'd already finished this book. I greatly appreciated being able to experience a wide-reaching and politically complex fantasy world that wasn't weighed down with constant gratuitous physical and sexual violence (looking at you, GRRM). I'm now fully immersed in the Grishaverse, and can only pray that Leigh Bardugo returns to it in the future. My only (and very slight) critique is that the sense of humor (not of the characters, but in the narration) occasionally seems rather juvenile, though perhaps that's an unfair criticism - it's published in the YA genre, after all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual violence and Trafficking

carolinacortez's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

NADIE ME DIJO QUE IBA A LLORAR CON ESTE LIBRO MALDITA SEA

Amo con todo mi corazón a cada uno de los personajes, Leigh hiso un excelente trabajo escribiendolos, todos tienen una historia ni uno se siente como un extra y de verdad te encariñas con todos (obvio mi favorito es Kaz) 

"There's no time to constantly be apologizing for existing" 

Está secuela me gustó muchísimo más que el primero por qué siento que se desarrolló mucho más la dinámica de todos como grupo, lo acabo de terminar y ya los extraño 

"She had chosen to live freely as a killer rather than die as a slave" 

Y como desarrollo todos los romances UFFFFF, tengo a mi pareja favorita y no es la obvia,te amo Leigh bardugo aunque me hayas hecho llorar en las últimas 40pgs 

"No mourners
No funerals" 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Trafficking, Torture, Pregnancy, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

khea's review

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Racism, Murder, Abandonment, Classism, and Addiction

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Torture