Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

22 reviews

aserra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

For me, this is very solidly the best book in the series since the first (I think the first book is still unparalleled, but this is a fabulous read regardless). It's as though Gabaldon heard my reservations and critiques of the previous books and set out to resolve them all in this book (this, of course, didn't actually happen, as I'm reading the book years after its initial publication).

I cannot overstate how desperately I wish Outlander books 2-5 were written like this one. Gabaldon does a great job of navigating history with needle-eye accuracy while refraining from literary trauma porn. This allows the brilliant characters, brilliant writing, and brilliant storybuilding/telling to fully shine. I was even able to tolerate Roger Mac (by far my least favorite main character of the entire series thus far). Part twelve (the final part of the book) was a beautiful, thrilling conclusion that had me wildly vacillating between literal tears,  whoops of joy, and astonished gasps. Can't wait to get my hands on the seventh book. :)

EDIT: I did come back and knock .25 stars off my original score (4 stars to 3.75 stars) due to the

SA of Claire

.  I think this was the best Diana Gabaldon has handled

SA

since the first book, but it was still wanting. I adore this book, but the inclusion of yet another

SA

had me seriously considering abandoning the series altogether.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Excrement, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, and Slavery

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Classism, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, War, Medical content, and Self harm

cmcdonnell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Child death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Racism, Slavery, Incest, and War

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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

More character than plot

While this book spanned 3ish years not much happens plot wise. That is to be expected because there were basically years of resentment with little skirmishes leading up to full rebellion. On the character front there is no shortage of mishaps that happens to each and every person on Fraser’s ridge. Murder, rape, kidnapping, etc etc. The next book is bound to have more action since we end this book at the end of 1776.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

sundayray's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious tense 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Slavery, Animal death, Incest, Trafficking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

jmartin's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, War, Vomit, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

cassidys_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death, and Kidnapping

mimccub's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

kateivy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I won't lie, after book 5, I was nervous about reading this book. But to my utter surprise and delight, it was nonstop action. I didn't want to stop reading.

As always, I love Claire. She is such a great character, and I love seeing how she attempts to apply her modern medical knowledge to the past. I also liked seeing how Brianna did the same with her engineering skills.

Roger, who I couldn't stand in Fiery Cross, had a great character arc in the book that I appreciated.

Also, that ending?! What?! I did NOT see that coming.

I do think this book could have been a smidgen shorter. I also think the author could take a bit more care when it comes to discussing race, which has been a consistent issue for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Incest, Kidnapping, and Murder

johannab's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

hannahbraun's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense slow-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, and Slavery