Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

6 reviews

_rowantree_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Sexual assault

urlocalvocaloidstan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

  Just like the other books in this series, this book was such a page turner and there were plot twists at every corner. All the characters had really good writing and Laia’s trauma from being betrayed by the Nightbringer still haunts her even in this book. Both the internal and external conflicts felt very real and you could easily sympathize with even evil people like Marcus. All three of the main characters go through so much and they have to make super tough decisions that could bring the end of the world, especially The Blood Shrike, so it would make sense if they were unlikable characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Genocide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Toxic relationship

coolbeancat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

mhayward's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death

ldavenport's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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

Minor: Sexual assault

ehmannky's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My kingdom for Elias and Laia to be able to kiss and not be interrupted by literally every living being in the known universe every time they do so. Wow, this series does not disappoint. It is so good, so thought out, so wonderfully paced. Everything adds together and comes out in such wonderful ways. Also, I felt so vindicated when I learned the identity of Cook. 

I loved how this book emphasizes how trauma compounds and multiples when not addressed among family members in communities. And the idea of when has a group atoned for their sins, or the sins of their ancestors. Is making a people suffer atonement, or is that just vengeance. There's so much here, I loved it so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Sexism and Sexual assault