Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher

35 reviews

neleusb's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

if you can avoid knowing anything about the concept and characters (besides its connection to the series) before this, highly recommend

because i did NOT expect my girl to turn into a bear and there’s a fuckin bear on the cover

. madam kingfisher really batting 1000 with kinda awkward middle aged people being really adorable together. it was a little slow for me in certain bits but the ending was so fun

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Suicide

ceredonia's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Sexual content and Slavery

gyroshrike's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Really horny and really funny. Badass also.

Ending too abrupt. Give me an epilogue damnit!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Slavery

moderate decapitation, rotting flesh and corpses, human and animal experimentation

sadetanssija's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Excrement

leontyna's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were slightly less annoying in their will-they-won't-they dynamics than in the previous book in the series, it felt like they had better reasons for their hesitation. It became a bit annoying after a while though, I would have loved a shorter slow-burn. Luckily there was enough action to keep me distracted from my annoyance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content

turrean's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.0

A pattern of unrequited longing, a satisfying romance, a horrifying villain, lots of witty banter. Check, check, check, and check: this is by Kingfisher. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

coreysees's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

Another White Rat cozy mystery fantasy romance. Just as good as the others I've read. This one had the other benefits of being set far from the previous ones and so worked in more new characters, locations, and cultures, while also including plenty of references and characters from previous books. The romance was a bit less spicy, but the adventure was more adventurous, so bit a bad trade off.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

bdingz's review

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

T. Kingfisher is great at writing loveable characters. I’m excited to read more about Galen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, and Fire/Fire injury

ritabriar's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

I adore how Istvhan and Clara are built for each other, how their deep, dark secret flaws are exactly what makes them perfect for each other. As always, the main characters are kind and humorous. Sigrid, Galen, and Brindle are all vibrant and each charming in their own way. 

The story is a quest and a mystery braided together with a romance on a road trip. It really has everything.

We get to visit a new city, with problems the Temple of the White Rat

can't really solve, but tries to manage anyway.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

There are gladiatorial pits and a

group of women

forcibly taken to them. Creepy dolls make an appearance, in a way, associated with the

return of the smooth men

.