Reviews tagging 'Rape'

After the Flood by Kassandra Montag

6 reviews

cday13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, and Child death

jenthebookgeek's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

krys_kilz's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I picked up this book because the concept sounded amazing and I really like dystopian science fiction, especially books that deal with climate change and environmental issues. I was sad to find the characters were incredibly flat and the use of metaphor was extremely heavy handed. I almost didn't finish the book because I felt so disconnected from the characters and story, but I pushed through in the hopes it would get better. It never really got better and overall I found this book incredibly disappointing.

Side note: I found all the characters very unlikeable, but that's not why they felt flat. I don't mind unlikeable characters and often find them incredibly interesting. The problem for me was that none of the characters felt believable. I never felt like I truly got to know them. This on top of spotty world building really sunk the book for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Suicide

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy

mino88's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

ska1224's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Trafficking, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy