Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest

8 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

macliffe's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

Loved the way the romance developed in this book compared to the last one. Felt like this book was overall less strong than book 1, but still really enjoyed it. The revelations at the end were so cool!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Rape, Vomit, Drug use, Death, Violence, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Confinement, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Torture, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Minor: Grief

melchncookies's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

This is a really great series. I only wish the phrase “Oh Holy One” wasn’t in every other paragraph. That’s my only thumbs down in the series so far. I question whether the almost sex scenes are actually YA appropriate, but I’m not a parent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Classism, Deportation, Drug use, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction and Confinement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and War

mooish's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, 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