Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

262 reviews

bo0's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

mel_muses's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

3.0

I just want my sweet traumatized sapphics to be okay!!!

This did not hold up to 14 year old me’s memory but I did enjoy it and I will be continuing with this series to see what happens!! I’ll always hold a special place in my heart for this being the first sapphic book I intentionally picked up.

One major gripe: the writing fell flat for me. I felt like there were a lot of moments that were meant to be impactful, but just didn’t translate and came off as cliche instead.

I really enjoyed the romance and most of the characters. Although, I do wish there were more distinct personalities in the Paper Girls other than Wren and Lei.

For a book so heavily tied to themes of sexual assault, it still managed to be tinged with hope and a righteousness that I truly admire. I really can't wait to see where everything goes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

cass_cgallegos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Infertility, Blood, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

the dog dies< / spoiler>

denee16's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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

4.5

This book I think handles heavy and hard topics but does it well and with respect for those situations. There is abuse on page, but it does not go into graphic detail.
I appreciate the book and author for the handling of these situations 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder

elly_louise's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

jgberokoff's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

3.75

So I did like it. The romance between the main characters is wonderfully written and I love them. I love the concept and the world of this book. The issue I have with it is that it’s a bit boring and repetitive at times. From other reviews, I’ve heard that the second book is even worse with that so I don’t think I’ll be finishing this series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

kian_annus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

allyreadsstuff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement and Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit

carinaa_khl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Kidnapping

Minor: Homophobia, Slavery, Death of parent, and Alcohol

teddy_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Grief