Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

19 reviews

faith_d's review

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Death, and Murder

nagaruyi06's review

sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Physical abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse and War

quinn24's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Physical abuse

Minor: Ableism and War

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

While there were definitely parts of this book that were somewhat predictable - I actually predicted 2 plot twists, and screamed out "I FUCKING KNEW IT" out loud when I got to them - I thoroughly enjoyed this book!!
I read this as a buddy read with a friend of mine, and we both enjoyed elements of it. I think there were parts that went on a little longer than they needed to, but overall it was so intriguing. I loved the court intrigue, the world and abilities, and I liked the characters. So many of them are flawed and their flaws stick out to the reader.

I will note that I read this as an ebook and was SO CONFUSED how the ebook was over 800 pages but it says the actual book is less than 400. The true plot twist - there are tons of extras at the back of the ebook, like 100 pages of extras - HAHA! That was oddly the one thing I did not predict.

Anyways, I really liked this book and will definitely continue the series. Hopefully as a buddy read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death

irmalol's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Torture, and War

Moderate: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

snartyhasgottheskills's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

this book does a wonderful job of building up hope and trust and then breaking it, you know that betrayal is imminent but the book makes you feel hopeful leading to a more intense and emotional reaction when eventually there is a plot twist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, and Toxic relationship

dorothysbookshelf's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Physical abuse, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cursing, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

strong themes of terrorism and racism between fictitious groups

noraa's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia

brokkolo's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Minor: Suicide