Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

293 reviews

joffa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.5

The book incorporates Greek Mythology with a modern twist and it is something I have yet to experience elsewhere. It provided a thorough explanation of the traditions and myths behind the characters lives and motives, however I found Lore’s internal monologue to be quite repetitive throughout. Similarly, there were slightly too many action scenes for my liking, in some areas it felt like I was reading 100 pages of just fighting and little character development over time. However it was, overall, an enjoyable read and definitely something I would recommend to people interested in Greek Mythology or the greek gods 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

hi_mari's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Sexism, and Blood

mchelle_muses's review

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault

sp00324's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed this story - the concept is unique though inspired and featuring Greek mythology and Gods/ Goddesses 

Very fast paced so not a boring moment however I didn't find myself especially connected to the main characters - I liked them sure and was rooting for them but I didn't feel emotional at certain points. The book has high stakes so I would have liked to feel that more 

The book definitely has some dark moments and some of the groups that feature in the story are quite backwards/ misogynistic so these were aspects our main character had to overcome. I think the book handled trauma and grief well in general especially with found family elements. 

I was left with a few questions at the end so I feel like it wrapped up maybe a little too quickly. 

Overall though I do recommend this book though do check the trigger warnings if you know that you have specific issues with certain topics. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Child death

Minor: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Bullying

ashtree_'s review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

50pence's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Child death

prettynerdy3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Blood, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Bullying, Kidnapping, Genocide, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Mental illness

jules6469's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault

cgp1234's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Child death, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, Sexism, and Cancer

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Cursing, Terminal illness, Cancer, Child death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief