Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

4 reviews

marynograce827's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is so empowering and gives the future look at the cruel Prince that I had been wanting. If you enjoyed the cruel Prince trilogy you will like this book a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Abandonment, Vomit, Kidnapping, Gore, Alcohol, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

aysha_blake's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Grief, War, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

kayanoelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

4.5

This was surprisingly good!!!
When I started the book, I was a little shocked by how dark the themes were, it definitely took me on an emotional rollercoaster. Let me tell you, I suffered with them. Everyone is just miserable all the time tbh and I almost started crying like 5 times because everything was so unfair haha.
Wren is an incredible protagonist, I felt like everything she did or thought was SO in character for how she grew up and everything that happened to her.
And Oak… dude, are all the characters in Holly Black’s books destined to despise themselves? ‘Cause it does feel that way.
I don’t know why but this book really took me by surprise, I couldn’t put it down and I love the complexity of the characters, how everyone is morally gray and the fact that I can understand why they all did what they did even though it’s all messy now. How they’re all struggling with themselves while also trying to be a decent person.
And the fantasy setting was lovely as always. (Lovely is probably the wrong word but you know what I mean.)
My only point of criticism is that the story was too fast paced sometimes, they were in one place and then somewhere else two pages later. And the conversations were too short and people kept getting interrupted. But maybe that’s just my personal issue because I do love my dialogue in books. And Oak and Wren and Tiernan and Hyacinth felt like my personal travel buddies haha.
Idk I just want y’all to give this a chance if you’re still considering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: War and Rape

pvbobrien'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Gore, and Kidnapping

Minor: Body horror, Abandonment, and Rape