Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Seven Devils by L.R. Lam, Elizabeth May

4 reviews

starccato's review

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: Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Colonisation, Murder, Medical content, Gun violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Body horror, and Slavery

Minor: Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Gore, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, Torture, and Terminal illness

wondereads13's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

This has been described as a feminist space opera, and that's pretty much it. The characters are all women (except the villain and one guy who shows up at the end), they all have their own skill sets, and there's some pretty crazy backstories. I can't believe I have to wait at least another year for a sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Violence, Death, and Grief

One of the characters is a former concubine (essentially a sex slave), but the actual contents of her job are kept vague

melaniereadsbooks'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely adored this queer space opera! If you are a fan of Star Wars, I definitely recommend giving this series a try.  There are so many unique characters and the plot is killer! My favorite plot line was Eris but I won't say much about it because of spoilers.  I really loved the idea of the Empire and the fact that all of the "lab-grown" children have to fight to the death to become the heir and the spare! That was brutal and gruesome, but so so interesting to read.

I loved the character development between all of the characters and being able to read a little bit about some of their pasts as well as their presents. I definitely thought the before storylines were good chapters to include!

Also, just....Ariadne. Enough said.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body horror, and Torture

nerdylari's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence