Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

71 reviews

cyan_altaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

This is a super-fast paced book.  Maybe even a little too fast paced for my taste.  I also didn't care for the sections set in the past.  However, the characters are real and flawed.  They are honestly my favorite part of the book.  There are some crazy plot twists, and the book is never predicable.  The way the mythology influences the book is well thought out, and it makes the evens of Greek myths seem real. 

Will I read more by Alexandra Bracken?: Honestly, this was too quick for my taste, but it wasn't bad.  I won't seek her out, but I won't avoid her, either.

Who do I recommend this too?: People who like fast-paced books, lots of plot twists, violent books, urban fantasy, or fans of Greek mythology.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexism

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War and Torture

avidales's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Murder, and Gore

ellie_lili's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

The ending seemed rushed but the twists were amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture

Fast pased

ngm's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, War, Torture, Gore, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

aelinfeyrebryce's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

”’I was born knowing how to do three things - how to breathe, how to dream, and how to love you.’’”

I can’t get over how much I love this book. I wasn’t expecting to love it this much because I thought parts of the plot were going to be predictable. It wasn’t until Athena’s betrayal that I realised how much I was enthralled!

I didn’t predict any of the plots regarding the Aegis throughout the book, only the Apollo storyline and what I thought would be the Wrath storyline. However, this book just subverted my every expectation and had me kicking myself for not realising things sooner. 10/10 would recommend this book to anyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, War, and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Torture

gia279's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

It took me a little while to get into this but once we met Athena, things got way more interesting. I was frustrated with the way Lore danced around telling the readers things but that just made me eager to discover what was really going on. I really loved Lore as a main character and appreciated her determination to survive, her protective instincts, her fury. The friendships in this book played as big a role as the romantic subplot and I really enjoyed that. The side characters were important, Blooded or Unblooded, and they all had personalities and motives, all moving beyond Lore as well as with her. I adore that. I halfway figured out Castor's secret through the story, but I still got a surprise with the true reveal, which was awesome. The twists, the horror of the betrayal, Lore's big end fight(s), and Athena's Choice-- all of it was so interesting and entertaining. Hermes's story surprised me in a good way, too. I loved Iro, who still cared about Lore so much despite the brainwashing of her House. I will probably reread this one soon, I loved the adventure and the action, and Lore's ferocity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Torture

achay91's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Cancer and Sexual assault

madamepincers'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

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Murder, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Body horror

kellystephanie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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? No

4.75

I’m a fairly slow reader, I couldn’t put this down! I read it in about 2 weeks which is extremely fast for me as I was planning a wedding and working full time. If you’re into Greek mythology and the Hunger Games trilogy I think this would be a great book for you. Though the subject matter is quite dark I don’t find it overwhelming. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

bookswithbri's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Child death

Moderate: Blood and Murder