Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Parry

21 reviews

oceana_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

I liked the whole plot and twist in the book, but for me I thought it took a little longer to find the book really good. But still a very interesting book to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Torture

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this one. It reminded me of the books I loved reading growing up and it invoked a strong feeling of nostalgia (especially the cosy/domestic scenes on Hy-Brasil). I loved the characters, and the way magic was written about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent and Sexism

eatingfiction's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

A wonderfully whimsical and magical adventure! A bit of Barbie Rapunzel (yes specifically the Barbie version for some reason) x Howl's Moving Castle. But of course, wholly unique. 

Beautifully written. I could spend forever enfolded in H.G. Parry's words...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Torture, and Violence

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Torture

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Animal death, Murder, Grief, Sexism, Confinement, Blood, and Child abuse

Minor: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

miraclesnow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Any book that gets me to openly sob gets 5 stars.

This is what magic should feel like: fantastical, dangerous, and thrilling in equal measure. And this is exactly the feelings and experiences this book gave me, so much so I couldn’t help but to relate it to Howl’s Moving Castle. They both now take up a special place in my heart, because they both make me feel magical. ✨

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Classism, Confinement, Animal death, and Murder

angela005's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Torture, Body horror, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Classism and Misogyny

ninjamuse's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Kidnapping

Minor: Misogyny, Classism, Sexism, and Torture

aliteraryescape's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Torture, Violence, and Death

atthelibrarywithmegan's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I received a digital arc in exchange for an honest review.
This was such a fun story to read. My biggest qualm with it was that the chapters were really long. I loved that it was kind of an urban fantasy, but just enough of a historical fiction fantasy, that it felt far away. Even though the main character is a 16 year old girl, it didn’t feel the like it was only written for 16 year old girls. I kind of forgot she was a teenager for part of it. The imagery for Hy-Brasil was done so well and I was able to picture it; which definitely gives the writing a magical element. Overall, a 3.75 rating. Will I recommend it to others? Yes. Would I read it again? Probably. I’m just still deciding if it’s one I would purchase for my own collection.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Abandonment, and Child abuse