Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

13 reviews

unremi's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Epic dystopian 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Death, War, Genocide, and Stalking

aubreypourbaix's review

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, War, Suicide, Murder, and Emotional abuse

julienicole1106's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Child death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, War, Classism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Confinement, Blood, Bullying, and Gaslighting

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Blood, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Ableism, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

zoeelora's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and War

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

_chella_s's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Suicide

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