Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

3 reviews

quiet_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Child death

ekcd_'s review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It was very plotty, but the characters are infuriatingly static. Aggressively unchanging, not nearly as charming as the author wants them to be.

It’s first of like twenty books, I certainly won’t be reaching for no2 right away but maybe if I get a slump or find it in a Little Library I’d keep it in reserves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Blood, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Car accident, Drug use, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Vomit, Car accident, and Misogyny

sexualedward's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Some people find the first few books sexist, but I see it as the main character being an “old fashioned” noir detective. It is presented as a flaw and characters do call him out (some being strong women). I will admit it could have been done better (particularly how women are written in the first books). If this doesn’t sound like something you’re cool with, take the author’s advice and skip to the fourth book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, Cancer, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse