Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

La Reine sans royaume by Holly Black

50 reviews

lyd41's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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? No

4.25

I still really liked this book. No major downsides! It definitely could have been longer. This series really got me into political fantasy. As a final statement: I hope they all get some SERIOUS therapy after this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, War, Abortion, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

 4 ⭐ CW: violence, descriptions of blood and gore, cannablism, child abuse/neglect, sex, abortion mention

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black is the final book in the Folk of the Air trilogy. This was a fast paced read for me. I felt like from the start we hit the ground running with Jude in exile, plotting how she can get back and assume her role as the queen of Faerie.

When her twin sister Taryn comes calling asking for Jude's help, Jude takes it and goes back to Faerie pretending to be Taryn. That doesn't last long as you can imagine, but now Jude is worried for Cardan's safety when she learn a her father plans to challenge him for the crown.

We get a much better relationship between Cardan and Jude in this book and it feels earned. Cardan is such a softie in this book, he's basically mush when Jude is around (or bossing him around). I love that we get a fairytale like story with a Curse and everything.

I really enjoyed this series as a whole. Not too dark, but not so whimsical it feels childish. I look forward to reading How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories, and honestly, any of Black's future works. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and War

Minor: Abortion, Cannibalism, and Panic attacks/disorders

karambit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Pregnancy, and War

safety_pin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abandonment and Child abuse

Minor: Abortion and Death of parent

nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Such a satisfying ending to the series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

erovelo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

yoheleonore's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Abortion and Cannibalism

5aru's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I honestly have nothing to say other than I really, really enjoyed this book. The enemies-to-lovers trope is carried out masterfully to the end, and although I found the plot slightly less satisfying for the only slightly suspicious convenience of its resolutions, the relationship between Cardan and Jude was certainly a strong point — one that kept me going until I bit the entire trilogy off in four days. It’s rare to find a young adult book with such fleshed-out protagonists, whose flaws are so well developed and actually hinder their progress until they learn to weaponize them; who are cruel or pricks or at the very least morally grey, without rendering them unlikeable simply due to their ineffable charisma; characters who scheme and one-up each other constantly, drawn to one another because of the thrill of it. And it is even rarer, perhaps, to find a main relationship that remains gripping and engaging in spite of its predictability.

If I were truly objective, I suppose the writing isn’t the best and there are things that could be improved, but isn’t this the truth of anything? And with the way Cardan’s character gripped me, I would excuse far more in a YA-oriented novel than what Holly Black got away with. In short, read them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Child abuse

Fairies are cruel by nature, so do expect accounts of such cruelty throughout the trilogy. They are kept rather brief, in general, but are given nonetheless.

bailey1196's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Death, and Murder