Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh

6 reviews

shelbeavs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Death, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Incest, Child death, and Rape

jcoonzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Sexual content, Gore, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

diecryread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

3.0

Heavy CW for rape, abuse, and child death. 

One of the darker Singh books I've read. It definitely had potential, but I felt like she focused too much on the main characters and their relationship, which made the plot feel inconsistent and confusing. The plot was mostly getting revenge on past abusers, but there were other little bits thrown in with the rather obvious intention of teasing future novels in this series. The romance seemed to jump from 0 to 100 in a very jarring manner. I specifically remember when the fmc was like "i can't deny this thing between us" and I was like "wait what??" it just came out of nowhere. 

Justine Eyre did okay. I liked her accents for Dmitri and Illium, but a lot of her inflections threw me off. For example, sometimes she would make a demand sound like a plea. 

Overall, a bit lacking compared to other books I've read of hers, but definitely still interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Child death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Incest

iyra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Body horror, Torture, Rape, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, and Sexual violence

spacklefritz's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Blood and Child death

Minor: Incest

citymouse's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, and Child death

Moderate: Incest