Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Those Who Are Loved by Victoria Hislop

3 reviews

rworrall78's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

3.5

I ended up fully engrossed but my goodness, did it take a long time to get there. The first 250 pages were full of really important plot and character development but they dragged interminably. Probably because every time the author did a decent enough job of showing us what was happening, she then went and told us as well. All very Basil Exposition and it could have been a lot shorter. 

Sometimes really dramatic events were relayed in a very 'and then this thing happened, then this' way. 

From the point at which the threads began to weave together I finally found myself keen to pick up the book each time and it felt like it flowed. The conclusion was satisfying and sad in equal measure. I came to care about the characters and Themis is living particularly vividly in my mind still. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Rape

tmidge22's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, War, Pregnancy, and Rape

holly_daze_'s review

emotional informative reflective slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape