Reviews tagging 'Torture'

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

228 reviews

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

A riveting edge-of-my-seat book from start to finish. This book was intense and hit the feels HARD. Like EMOTIONAL DAMAGE. So excited to dive into book 2

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Classism, Gore, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

taytummcadams's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, and Physical abuse

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

Wow. Just wow… this book was a lot emotionally. I found myself so invested that I couldn’t look away even if I was so scared for the fates of these characters. There are high stakes all over the place!! The writing is beautiful, the characters are dynamic and nuanced, and I just want more. While classified as a YA fantasy, it wasn’t written with immature characters or simplistic writing. Even if it was put in the adult section, I would still give this five stars. I cannot start the next book fast enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Bullying, Grief, Slavery, Physical abuse, Torture, Racism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Death of parent, Cursing, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Child death

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

theresamothinmyroom's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Vomit, Abandonment, Child death, Classism, Torture, Sexism, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abortion, Confinement, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

1.0

again the issue might really just be that I'm a hater but there is something wrong if rape threats are making me roll my eyes. bad writing, unclear worldbuilding, flat characters, terrible love square that overwhelms the actual (thin in and of itself) main plot, sexual violence as a constant random unaddressed plot device given nowhere near its appropriate weight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Colonisation, Violence, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Trafficking, War, Death of parent, Rape, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abortion, Abandonment, and Suicide

kdsmoove's review against another edition

dark sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Torture, Death, Gore, Death of parent, Rape, Xenophobia, and Physical abuse

megmogb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abandonment, Torture, and Sexual violence

tabookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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: Classism, Child death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Genocide, Murder, Grief, Death, Abandonment, Blood, Slavery, and Confinement

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

hurricanyounot's review against another edition

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

4.5

I SIMPLY COULD NOT PUT THIS DOWN! I swear to god that if this series doesn’t end well for the characters after what they’ve been through in this book alone, it’s ON SIGHT, MISS TAHIR! Can’t wait to get my hands on the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Violence, Murder, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

rimsha04's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Slavery, and Colonisation