Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Green Rider by Kristen Britain

3 reviews

purpledragonfly48's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

It took me a while to get into this book, but I don't think it was entirely the book's fault, as I was pretty busy when I started reading it. Once I did get into it, I really enjoyed it. It's set in a world reminiscent of Tolkien (helpful giant eagles, anyone?) with a few things that struck me as Star Wars-esque

lightsabers and force chokes

, but the story and magic system are fairly unique. I found the last third or so hard to put down. Kristen Britain also, in my opinion, did a good job of leaving clues for some major reveals without making the book too predictable, at times I picked up on a clue, but wasn't sure right away if I was on the right track.

I also liked that one of the "elves" was the main bad guy, despite them having the positive/mystical healer reputation they often have in fantasy books. It was a more nuanced view than we typically get, in my opinion.

(One comment, though: Why didn't Jendara and Torne read the message? I would have even accepted a fairly weak explanation, like maybe Karigen hid it somewhere, and they never found it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual harassment

Attempted assault on main character and attempted assault on minor (child) character. Both assailants are killed by the main character, the first accidentally (although she doesn't regret it) and the second intentionally.

geekmom's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.5

An interesting story, but the writing felt uneven. I’m told this improves over the next couple of books in this series so I’ll try the next one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Violence, and Death

anna_m_k's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment