Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

3 reviews

kmtaylor002's review against another edition

adventurous reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Torture, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Infertility

jcd1013's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

4.0

The first third of this book, I would have given it 5 stars because the characters were so intriguing and the setting was so interesting and I just devoured the book. And then it started to lose the plot and I really wasn't fond of the last third. The ending was rushed and didn't fit at all with the theme of the rest of the book. 

I loved the friendship between Fatima and Hassan; it was by far the best of the book - I love a good queer platonic relationship. I'll admit, I was hoping for a polyamorous relationship between the three main characters - it certainly seemed to be leaning that way at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, War, and Animal cruelty

theinvulnerabletide's review

emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Violence

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence