Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

126 reviews

morganraine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Police brutality

runes_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Medical trauma, Grief, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Kidnapping, Animal death, Trafficking, War, Murder, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, and Misogyny

Moderate: Outing, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit

ly_do's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Classism, and Torture

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Grief

qgg's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

In this world there are 3 castes. The highest caste is mostly animal form with a few human characteristics and the lowest caste is all human. The main character is a human taken from her father and small village to become one of the evil king’s concubines for a year. She has to learn the graces of the court as well as endure the brutality of the king. I liked the slow burn forbidden sapphic romance and the the cultural references that the author tucked into the fantasy world. This book still didn’t draw me fully into the story. I felt like an observer at all times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual violence

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Slavery, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

crysthell_21's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

kassidyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Confinement, Death of parent, Slavery, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Genocide, and Homophobia

vazquezjaznil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

A harrowing tale of love and loss. Loss of self and innocence. Some politics and power woven into the story. It is a story of a young woman finding her way through a flawed caste system in which the odds are not in her favor. After meeting what would be described as the love of her life she will go through events that will change her life and the life of those she’s come to love and care about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Slavery

not_asha01's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

madimomreads's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Body shaming, and Confinement