Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Sovereign by C.J. Sansom

5 reviews

sas_lk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This series is one I know I can always pick up to get me out of a reading slump, and this book did just that.  

In this world, the world greatly expands and our characters find themselves in the middle of highly political environments and situations. I enjoyed it, however, I feel this was the least enjoyable from all the books I've read so far. It was 600 pages of basically not much happening, and then all of a sudden we had a stressful and tense ending. 
I will keep reading the series because I love it, but I do hope the pacing and plot in the next sequel are a bit better. 
That said, I still love these books and characters, and I believe that the author is very talented and has taught me a lot about England in that era. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Torture, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Ableism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Confinement

m1nature's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

wordsofclover's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

gurofl's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Minor: Body shaming, Police brutality, Blood, Death, Suicide attempt, Torture, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

gwen87's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective tense slow-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: Excrement, Gore, Murder, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Blood, Chronic illness, and Death