Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Sword Catcher - Die Chroniken von Castellan by Cassandra Clare

27 reviews

jmelauren's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

I didn't like this one. It just didn't give me those exquisite angsty feelings that Cassandra Clare usually gives me. 

I'm bumping this up a star because even though I didn't like it, something kept me coming back. Probably the main male character. Usually if there's only one character I like I would dnf, but I just really liked Kel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Classism

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

celery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

susanatherly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jaga326's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Sexual content

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

3.75

I enjoyed this high fantasy book. I was glad I listened to it or I wouldn't have been able to pronounce most of the names. The Ashgar religious parts are almost a fanfic of the Bible. The pacing was slow at the begi ning but there was a lot of world building to do, so I have high hopes for the rest of the series. I need a chart with all the people and their names to keep track! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use and Injury/Injury detail

maidmarianlib's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Rich world, with interesting characters, more on the adult end with content

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, and Alcohol

rorireads33's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

That was surprisingly fun. 
It is a little too long and info dumpy at the beginning, but I enjoyed it a lot and couldn't put it down in the end.  I'm still confused by the very obvious inspirations for the nations in this world. They feel rather cliché and like lazy world building, although the other parts of the world (the history/myths/magic) are really cool and interesting. I'm definitely curious how the mystery regarding the magic and the prophecies will unfold. 
I really like the main characters, I'm intrigued (but also a little frustrated) by their dynamics. Even though a few scenes felt weirdly out of character. Curious about some of the side characters, who have a lot of potential, too. 
As for the plot... there was a lot of getting to know the characters and the political atmosphere first, and it felt like the plot wasn't going anywhere. But it definitely picked up towards the end and held some surprises. It's funny how I expected certain things to happen, but then they happened in a way I wasn't expecting. So that was fun. 
What was not fun, was one cruel development at the end. I get why it is there and what it means to the plot. But it involves a child, and I really think it didn't need to be one. Feels like a cheap method to create shock value, tbh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent