Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

54 reviews

emlela's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Physical abuse

Minor: Cursing, Grief, Animal death, Classism, Lesbophobia, and Sexism

The girls are forced to become concubines to the king, so there are scenes in which the characters are forced into sexual situations.

stardivine's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, although it was a challenging read. It is incredibly dark and deals with a lot of heavy topics, much of which could potentially be very triggering. However, I found the characters well written and (with some big exceptions, for obvious reasons) sympathetic, and the story engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Grief, and Slavery

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Rape, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: War

zoevjester's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

This is the second time I've read Girls 1. You can tell immediately when your read it that the author poured their heart and soul into the story, and it shows. The diversity is a breath of fresh air, the characters and the story, while dark, is woven and told with such care that my heart breaks. Lei is a brilliant character and her story, so very similar to some people's reality, is a reminder to live despite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Rape, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Classism, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, War, Kidnapping, Infertility, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

prolinn's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Slavery

sundayfever's review

I loved the idea of this book, but didn't connect with the writing style. Characters felt one dimensional & I felt like Lei went through too much trauma that wasn't addressed in depth. The tough issues this book brings up aren't discussed in as nuanced or mature a way as I'd hoped. Quit reading before the really graphic scenes because the story wasn't engaging enough to make it worth enduring the triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Animal death, and Death of parent

sma_tsol06's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It's interestin  how it connects  several social problems such as misogyny, sexual assault, abuse , bullying etc with the magic of the world and the behavior of the main characters when they deal with these problems 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

danajoy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Animal death, War, Death, Death of parent, and Torture

spaghettii's review

I genuinely hate this book so much. It was marketed for being lgbtq+ which was why I decided to check it out in the first place but that was definitely a mistake. The main character is basically forced to be a prostitute and there are themes of sexual assault and bestiality

I really wanted to love this book. It was recommended everywhere as an LGBT read, and I was sorely disappointed with borderline bestiality and sexual assault. Wtf

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Rape

cakeylu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I fell in love with this book immediately. The world building and lore are solid and brilliantly written; the characters feel like complex, whole people who really inhabit this world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Classism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, and War

thevieira's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Confinement, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Infertility and Bullying