Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland

16 reviews

eatyourheartout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Grief, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

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This was a fun and quick read. I had a good time. The different dragon clans/wings were very interesting. I thought the characters were fun, the plot was predictable, and I liked the writing style for a middle-reader book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Xenophobia and Murder

okamihylia's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

 Solid book to start off the series for sure. You do have to start off learning about the different dragon tribes, their alliances, the war of Sandwing succession, and learning a little about the Dragonets of Destiny. So the beginning can feel very vanilla until the plot starts to kick in. The setup in the prologue does make sure you know the stakes involved, and the brutality that this war is causing and WILL cause more. This book needs to do a good job to make sure you stay invested enough to see how this will all end, and it definitely did the job for me seeing as I am now currently on the third and final arc of this series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Violence, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, War, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

kristyderp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book exceeded my expectations! 
I’m older than the target audience but it still held my attention. It does get violent at times, and there are descriptions of war and death, so it’s not for all ages. I couldn’t put it down because I had to know what would happen next. I like the way the author describes the dragons vividly, including their body language and eye color, as it helps me visualize the story clearly.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Classism, Gore, and Suicide

ayhuz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, War, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Xenophobia, Torture, and Slavery

the_reading_fairy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Animal death, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexism

wolfiegrrrl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

The Wings of Fire series is off to a great start!

The book is prefaced with the in-depth NightWing Guide To The Dragons Of Pyrrhia, which does a good job of establishing the world-building and key players in the story, and as a big fan of maps I was happy to see the double-page spread that greeted me when I first opened the cover. The pacing of the story is also delightfully jarring at times. The prologue immediately dives into the action and lets you know that war does nothing but create a body count. No sooner than we are introduced to the prophecy does one of the leading players in the war throw a wrench in the resistance's plans by committing volatile (and graphic) murder. The blows just keep coming from there. No details spared.
 

I really like how Wings of Fire approaches its prophecy from the angle of "but what if we don't want to be part of the prophecy?" and prompts readers to question if it's ethical to essentially kidnap children and hold them hostage all in the name of "the greater good." It was a great choice to start the series from Clay's perspective to really cement in the readers' minds that striving for peaceful solutions to conflict doesn't make one weak or worthless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Torture

mxlewife's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

DRAGONS DRAGONS DRAGONS MURDER POLITICS MURDER DRAGONS ❗❗❗❗❗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Child abuse

ok_katiebug's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Abandonment and Death