Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Seven Devils by L.R. Lam, Elizabeth May

5 reviews

breadwitchery's review

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Torture, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual content, Rape, and Genocide

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

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

nakutski's review

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful tense slow-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

3.75

Mixed feelings about this one! So a 3.75 rating overall from me.

Things I liked: 
1) Variety of characters and POVs.
2) The fact that the writers managed to maintain a clear and cohesive narrative despite the many POVs. 
3) QUEER REP. All the unashamed queerness and friendship and camaraderie. 
4) A very readable writing style.
5) Intricate but not overcomplicated world building.

The pace was a bit hit and miss for me. (I may be in a reading slump.) At times I found it quite slow. At times I also wished for a little more depth and detail, more hooks to really get me in there to connect. I found the first 2/3 interesting but eventually started to think that it was all a bit... too easy? The last third of the narrative really picks up and surges. So on the back of that, I look forward to the second book. I want to see how things unfold.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Sexual content