Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

54 reviews

enchantedobjects's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Rape

micaela_ru's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Incest and Sexual content

taroroot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

i loved this book from start to finish and i'm very excited to read the sequel soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Sexual content

genny'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

4.25

It's a little hard for me to review this as it's been about 2 months since I finished it and I barely took down any notes...but I do know that I enjoyed it! The prose was engaging and the audiobook narrator (Joniece Abbott-Pratt) did a great job of bringing multiple characters to life. I loved the vivid settings. I went into this expecting a very popular trope to drive the story

(enemies to lovers)

but what I got was completely different - in a good way! I liked the found family aspect, though we didn't see enough of Dayo's council to make their love for each other completely believable. As Tarisai spent most of her time only with select members of the council, I often forgot just how many of them supposedly lived together and cared for each other. There also came a point when I felt that Tar had gotten too slow on picking up obvious clues...it dragged the story as you're waiting for her to figure out what you already did ages go. And the blossoming

Kirah and Woo In

romance made me uncomfortable because of the age gap, considering one of 'em is a minor. 😬

All that said, it's a worthwhile read and it proved to me that there's still space for fresh, unique stories in YA fantasy. I dove into the sequel immediately after finishing this :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

freyleong's review

adventurous inspiring 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Xenophobia

_cooper_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is such an amazing adventure across the 12 realms of Ifueko’s world and a brilliant exploration of what it means to love, belong, and shape one’s own destiny. The ending wasn’t my favorite, but that doesn’t take away from how great this novel is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape and Sexual content

rhm04's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Kidnapping

mcz_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and War

Minor: Vomit

jackiepreston'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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

some_random_person_hi's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Violence

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Medical content, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Child death and War