Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Arrow's Fall by Mercedes Lackey

17 reviews

ginameix's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

ourladyofsocks's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Sexual violence, and Torture

badmiracle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture and Rape

anoramarie's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Rape

rainbowdragonz's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 I cried so much throughout this book. There's not much I can say without spoilers except its a beautiful and tragic ending to a brilliant series. This book really touches my heart. I also love how it echo's the prophecy given in Arrows Flight. You need to read the this series it's soo good! And once you've read this, if you want to cry all over again listen to the songs Trio and Battle Dawn by Mercedes Lackey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, War, Physical abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Rape

kay1212's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Child death

grace_b_3's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Rape, Torture, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Pedophilia

ebbie_casuallereading's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and War

Minor: Rape

ewelshie's review

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Rape

seanml's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Well, I don't know. It's been a strange series. Mercedes really was just doing her thing. She wanted her magical kingdoms, her magic horses that you can talk to, a bizarre love triangle, and a sudden dive into some very dark places with no euphemisms. She presents the events of the book to you in complete earnest - yet the series is still written like a YA series for 12 year olds! Also I'm glad I didn't read the blurb on the back because the stuff that it talks about happens over halfway through the book. It's like if the New Testament had a blurb on the back starting with "The prophet is put to death!" All I can say is that 1980s fantasy - before the appearance of the big series that would become beloved new classics, but after the standard set 50 years earlier by Tolkien - is a wild place to be. 6.5/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Gore and Vomit