Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher

7 reviews

heartwithpaper's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was a fun and adventurous read. Last quarter of the book was wild.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Animal death, and Body horror

Minor: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

ariep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I loved loved loved this book! I love the way T. Kingfisher writes, and I think her characters are so fun. The dialogue is spectacular, and the voice actor for this audiobook is a new favorite of mine. I loved how mysterious, adventurous, and often wholesome this story was! I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I’m looking forward to reading the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Violence, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

purplepenning's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Body horror, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Gore, and Trafficking

Minor: Excrement, Infertility, Cannibalism, Slavery, Alcohol, and Child death

bookbuzzard's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-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

Another classic 'A sad paladin meets a strong woman and they each think the other doesn't want them so they spend an awful lot of time staring longingly at each other while on a long journey before they finally confess their feelings, and also a gnoll is there' from T. Kingfisher, but I love it so much. She knows what I crave and she delivers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Kidnapping, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gore, Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Abandonment, Colonisation, Antisemitism, and Vomit

Undeath Antisemitism explanation -

Enemy constructs described as 'Golems'

affabletoaster's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol

kamreadsandrecs's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

...as the story progresses, Clara realises that while the hurts done to her shape her and are forever a part of her, they are not the end-all and be-all of who she is. She opens up, not because someone else makes her do so, but because she chooses to.

Full review here: https://wp.me/p21txV-K0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Body horror, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

pandin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, and Gore