Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest

5 reviews

kwthor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Drug abuse, Slavery, Racism, Misogyny, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Colonisation, Trafficking, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape and Blood

sarahbholm's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

I loved this one but this gets further into the things that happened in the first one and has a very early Holocaust feel from the Gardnierians

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Violence, Trafficking, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death and War

ka_ke's review

adventurous dark 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

5.0

If the Black Witch was good, the Iron Flower is incredible. Elloren grows into the strong woman we want her to become and the world building is so well written it becomes your new home. Laurie Forest is definitely one of my auto-buy authors from now on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Homophobia, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Trafficking and War

siobhanisreading's review

dark emotional sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, Racism, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, and Child abuse

rini's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Death, Trafficking, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Torture, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Homophobia, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual violence