Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

142 reviews

dezzella's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

To give a review without spoilers, in the vaguest sense: This is a book about two people finding each other on the seas, and fall in love despite everything. I found this book pretty emotional, which surprised me, and there are some darker themes. It presents as a gritty yet emotional story. In part of sailing the seas, in part of the tension between places, and also of the mythology of this world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Torture

fiolud's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Colonisation, Slavery, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

mxcrayon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual assault

raynearchv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, and Homophobia

mimi_t_l's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Torture

naiu_cs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Alcohol

Minor: Lesbophobia, Trafficking, Death of parent, Homophobia, War, Colonisation, and Death

katiethepenguin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Violence

ginadapooh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping

aexileigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Classism, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Torture, and Trafficking

a2zillustration's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Slavery, and Murder