Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Wie Monde so silbern by Marissa Meyer

82 reviews

young_adult_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

 Favourite Quote:

“Vanity is a factor, but it is more a question of control. It is easier to trick others into perceiving you as beautiful if you can convince yourself you are beautiful. But mirrors have an uncanny way of telling the truth.”

 Premise: 

Cinder is a gifted mechanic in new Beijing, with a secret behind her talent with tech, she is a cyborg. Trying to survive the endless hatred from her stepmother and the illness that is taking people's lives all over the world, Cinder's life gets intertwined with Prince Kai. Finding secrets about herself and her past, she must decide who will be loyal to and how much her own freedom is worth. 

Review:

Cinder was a really enjoyable book, with an interesting storyline and characters. I found myself invested in the story quite quickly. It is a retelling of Cinderella and it is certainly not like any other version of the classic fairy tale. If the other books in the series are in any way similar to this, I will definitely be reading them. 

Cinder is bold and headstrong, she does not let the discrimination against her being a cyborg stop her in the long run. This comes from her stepmother and stepsister to the way cyborgs are seen as property and no longer human. The relationships between Cinder and those she trusts are all very natural.

The plot was enjoyable and kept your attention. I found that I read large chunks of the books without even realising how much I read. The book just flew by due to how easy and enjoyable it was.

If you want to read a book that is adventurous, emotional, funny and slightly mysterious, Cinder is definitely a book for you. I am looking forward to when I can read the rest of the Lunar Chronicles, as this was great.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Death

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Blood

strabbyfieldz's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

OK so I have to first say that, thanks to Asian reviewers writing on the world-building of Cinder (reviews like this! https://noveltoybox.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/review-cinder-lunar-chronicles-1-by-marissa-meyer-2012/) it's messy and pretty offensively not very accurate esp because Meyer kind of just smushed lots of cultures together. also Levana straight up just being the western beauty standard in her super beautiful form?? no thanks. its not good or okay, obviously. I love and hold a special place in my heart for the characters, I just wish that the world they inhabited was a bit better thought out, instead of an aesthetic coating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, and Car accident

Minor: Self harm

there isn't any actual s//lf harm, like, intentionally, but there is a few sections describing a similar sort of damage to wrists that made me feel pretty on edge so I'm just putting it as a precaution!!

ashcxl's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Death, Child death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Ableism

Minor: Blood and Violence

It's a modern Cinderella retelling, and part of the plot is that there's a major pandemic going on.

The main character's sister dies of this illness.

morbid_little_girl's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Emotional abuse

melissatttttt's review

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Death

loverboy's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Body shaming

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Racism, Ableism, and Body horror

Minor: Suicide attempt and Blood

meganleighr's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder and Terminal illness

maria_pell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Medical content

Minor: Excrement

godswarriorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

One of the books that introduced me to the YA genre, and what an incredible introduction it was! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Emotional abuse

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Ableism

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Blood