Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

7 reviews

eclipse799's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Domestic abuse, Murder, Grief, Mental illness, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Classism, Dementia, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gore, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Incest, and Violence

annie__bananie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Incest, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Child death, Death, Blood, and Body horror

coaxmetal's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Child death, Child abuse, Incest, and Domestic abuse

erinbrenner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Racism

Minor: Slavery, War, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Grief

An excellent continuation of the Dreamblood series and a satisfying wrapup. However, it's much more graphic and likely more triggering to some readers. I nearly put it down a couple of times. I'm glad I didn't; I enjoyed seeing characters grow and the resolution. But it may be too powerful for some.

grey_jayne's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

As a sequel, this was slower, more political, including the machinations of war, and less time spent with the dream magic...for me, this made the book harder to read and connect with. The story takes place over mostly a month's worth of time and the stationary locations were people are. This takes away a lot of the adventure that occurs in the first book.  

I still love the main character, and the dream magic sequences have upped stakes and have many different applications. I would definitely read another in this world, especially with where this one ended.

CW/TW: incest, r*pe and attempted r*pe.  As more time was spent in different locations and how the people interact, there was quite a lot of this content. I understand that it's a way to show heightened danger, but the multiple storylines of it was a little much. Definitely needs a warning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Child abuse

sloane's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.75

pretty sure the tws are in this book but they might be in the previous one.hhaven't read it in a while

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

bookishjd's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence