Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

72 reviews

zluke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

The plot was engaging throughout and the characters were explored well. The main character has a lot of growth throughout the book. There were a lot of questions and mysteries throughout the book which are steadily answered and mostly tied up by the end. Some things I found a little confusing but overall a great read. 

It was a lot more explicit in sexism/misogyny and violance than I expected going in. There is graphic torture quite early on and this continues through the book. I felt it was important to the story though and the book explores the emotional impacts of this on the characters well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Vomit

Minor: Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

sbdelopez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Death, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death of parent, Vomit, War, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Rape, and Sexual assault

sewer_rat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

It was fantastic, very swag, can't wait for the next book!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Kidnapping and Vomit

kenziewol's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement and War

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Rape, and Cursing

decembermagpie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Self harm, Vomit, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Racial slurs, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Drug use

estelagois's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abandonment, Vomit, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Rape

szandra87's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring fast-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? No

3.75

The premise was promising. I admired the diverse characters, from various races. I found the book way too violent for the genre (mention of rape, people getting skinned alive, tortured in several other ways). Nothing is detailed but I was shocked. 

And this might be just me but this was the first time I understood "show/don't tell" when it comes to writing. Many relationships, both friendships and the romance is a little sudden due to the bigger time jumps. Developing these could have used a bit more detail.

All in all, I'd recommend to anyone who wants something extremely feminist but definitely not to kids under 16-17.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

ailsaod's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.0

I was a little wary of this book as I recently read 'Children of blood and bone' which is also a prominent ya book with similar themes and did not enjoy it at all. I may have rated both books the same but it is for very different reasons!

This book is quite brutal (especially for YA!) but in a strange way as there is very little character death (of named characters) but a lot of very unpleasant things happen to the girls. I quite enjoyed most of it and it would have been a solid 4 stars as while being super dark it was fairly enjoyable and I was enjoying the mystery that surrounded Deka's powers. However right towards the end the big twist is revealed and it just raised so many unsatisfying questions and made the prior events in the plot far more convoluted. Like I'm all for a good 3rd act reveal but this one was just a lot and made me wonder what the point was. It's sad as what made me enjoy the first 2/3 was knowing that we were building up to something big but when the plot twist came it just didn't stick the landing for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Blood, Gore, Slavery, War, Sexism, and Torture

Minor: Rape and Vomit

Not sure if

being aware that you have been decapitated

counts as body horror?

flare_ice8's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Vomit, and War