Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

14 reviews

radlizareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child death, Murder, Incest, and Child abuse

itspronouncedtessa's review against another edition

I couldn't take the constant sexual violence anymore.

Also, the magical common girl tames violent and dangerous prince trope is not my vibe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

tintendrache's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, and Sexual violence

001's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Death, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

starrygal's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this duology. As always with N.K. Jemisin, the worldbuilding is fascinating, the plot is well-constructed, and the characters feel real and compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, War, Colonisation, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Incest, and Death of parent

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

yeahnaar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

A satisfying conclusion to the duology. The world feels completely real, as do all the characters. The characters started off as quite unlikeable, but they were fleshed out well and developed in a way that made me love them. I think the story had less intrigue and excitement than the first book, so I enjoyed it less, but has elements that would make it more enjoyable to some. As always, it’s wonderfully written and fully engrossing. An amazing book and series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Incest

brownpaperhag's review against another edition

5.0

WAAAAAAAAAAH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Slavery

applequinn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Gore, Death of parent, Child death, Child abuse, Rape, Incest, Mental illness, and Violence

victims of abuse are portrayed as "better off dead"

lautodd_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

Absolutely loved the end to this series. I wasn’t completely satisfied by the first book of the series— it felt semi-slow, but also not fully alive. There was action and relational development, but it felt more history and setup for The Shadowed Sun than anything else. As if I had to read The Killing Moon for context, background, and historical knowledge of the world Jemisin built, but my appetite as an interested and captured reader would mainly and primarily be addressed in The Shadowed Sun, Book Two. This second iteration was a wonderful close. I loved the character development in this work; I thought there journeys were a bit more interesting than in the first. 

I loved the new cast of characters (along with a few old ones from The Killing Moon, Book One). I thought it a fresh and clever take on Jemisin’s part to consider this new Gujaareh in the wake of political unrest, war, and being under Kisuati rule.

I also cornily enough absolutely and embarrassingly squealed at Hanani and Wanahomen ending up together, in their own unique way that realistically, however briefly, spoke to the healing journey she was on/beginning/walking through from all the grief she had accumulated from the start to the end.

Enjoyable read, overall— couldn’t put it down/finished it greedily in 2 days.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence