Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

28 reviews

lookingfor's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Violence

mariyah_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.25

I love Theo. That's it, that's all I have to say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, Sexual harassment, Torture, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, and Classism

rnfortier's review

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

3.75

I think it’s a good intro book for the series. The political intrigue is well done. Even though the violence can be a bit much at times it is fitting for the story.
It can be hard to be patient with Theo’s ignorance, but given her brutally sheltered upbringing it is to be expected. 
I’m interested to see how things progress. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Grief, Violence, War, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child death

meghansarmiento97's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Body horror, Vomit, Slavery, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Child death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Genocide, Toxic friendship, Confinement, and Death

rafacolog's review

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Slavery, and War

aliverzu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Primo di una trilogia. 
Personaggi e ambientazione ben scritti e non scontati. 
Sistema magico e società non troppo complicate. 
Unica nota la scrittrice pecca un po' nel romance, ma nulla di che: ci sono tanti eventi e colpi di scena da descrivere e il romance non è scritto in maniera eccellente. 
Nel complesso una bellissima sorpresa, essendo una saga mai sentita sul booktok/bookthreads

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Genocide, Child death, Murder, Sexual assault, Bullying, Sexism, Physical abuse, Death, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Torture, Death of parent, Blood, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Animal death, Mental illness, and War

Minor: Violence, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

esterslibrary's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, and Vomit

prunechips's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Toxic friendship, Racism, Death of parent, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual harassment

fossilreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It took me a while to get into the story, but it was still worth it for me. 

It's a bit of a tough read with all the violence towards children and minors, but I also understand how it added to the plot and is meant to show the horrors of war and how awful the kaiser and the invaders are.

I really enjoyed the twists and turns, they didn't feel too far fetched and were honestly believable. A lot of the things that surprised Theo were things I can believe everyone around her sheltering her from.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, and Child abuse

Moderate: Genocide, War, Xenophobia, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Murder