Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

3 reviews

shadowykittenwizard's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Police brutality, Death of parent, Death, and Child death

Minor: Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Kidnapping, Rape, Child abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Bullying

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Police brutality

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, War, and Torture

jupanuma's review

If you like world-building, then this book is for you. If you like anything else besides that, then this book is terrible. I didn't even get through chapter 7, because nothing has happened. It was all world-building. 

I might have kept going if I liked any of the characters, but they all sucked. This book is split between 2 different people's perspectives. Han is a guy that for some reason knows absolutely nothing, even though he was part of a gang? Like you would think he would know something, for being on the streets, but nope. Then you have Raisa. She is just awful. She both has a flat personality, but at the same time this weird high and mightly; I am better than you, but not really attitude going on. And none of the side characters were really interesting either. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse