Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Rise of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

2 reviews

pey333's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Child abuse and Torture

xandra_lyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

I would have given this a 1, but it was exciting and I read it in a little over 24 hours. It also had some interesting twists and turns, as well as the interesting thoughts on good and evil and how they interact.

But it was dark, especially for a book geared for "ages 8 and up" (as it says on the inside cover). It also didn't answer a lot of my questions. The brothers' love for each other was always assumed, but never actually shown. I would have liked more info on what they were before school masters. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture

Torture: so this was mentioned in vrtt ungraphic ways, but it bothered me a lot because they were torturing CHILDREN.