Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

17 reviews

ckm719's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

Random thoughts: This story broke me and inspired me at the same time. I'm scared for book 2. I loved Amari's character development.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

jamie1498's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Slavery

Minor: Rape

raphaela's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.75

I found it so boring on the first 200 pages but then it really picks up!

I so wanted Inan and Zélie to be endgame but alas…I don‘t remember the last time I felt this betrayed by a book character.

Also that ending??? I was not ready, better have the second one ready to go!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Minor: Rape

kingsteph's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

Minor: Rape

kirbyblue's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

I really wanted to love this book, and I forced myself to finish it even though I was bored by the 10% mark. I was excited for a different take on the classic magical world, but this book is so terribly predictable with a horribly forced love story. The plot takes pointless detours, seemingly just to add on pages and the characters are all annoying in their own ways. There wasn’t a single character whose perspective I enjoyed. And the love story? Even now, having finished the book, it makes no sense. Inan has no redeemable qualities other than his random change of heart towards the people he’s been murdering all his life. I’m only giving it 2.5 stars because I appreciate the author tried to do something different in the genre. Unfortunately, I don’t think it was done well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Racial slurs

kristinesreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Rape

toshita's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Rape