Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder

9 reviews

jonita99's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Violence, Torture, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, and Kidnapping

clem_s's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Physical abuse

sharlenepeters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Physical abuse

serendipity421's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Rape, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

booksoflore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.0

I stand with 2012 Lorina’s review of 3 stars. This wasn’t spectacular and I wanted to throttle Yelena most of the time but eh. Happy for her and her horse girl era I guess. Also, the best line in this book was spoken by a horse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Rape, Drug abuse, Torture, Medical trauma, Confinement, and Physical abuse

forgottencupoftea's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide and Death

banusha's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

I read this in 3 days. That is fast for me. Very plot driven - I couldn't put it down. However - certain key elements to the story I found to be annoying. I feel as if I need some time to digest whether I like the book or not. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Torture

Minor: Violence and Suicide

tiredtori's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

alilbitofmonica's review against another edition

4.5

 I don't know how many times I have read this book/series at this point, but it still fills me with all the joy of the first read through. Despite knowing everything that would happen, I still found myself not wanting to put the book down multiple times.

I love the characters, I love the setting, I love the fast moving plot and the intricacies of the world building.
I squealed, I laughed, I shouted. I annotated all my unhinged thoughts. I honestly had the best time with this (as I always d0).

I will say that this read through did have this feeling much more of a ya vibe than I remembered, as this was clearly written with a younger adult audience in mind. However, I still love it all the same. The difficult/dark topics addressed are done with respect and gentleness, making this a wonderful fantasy reading experience.

Content warnings: sexual and physical abuse - of children and adults, torture, mild mentions of blood/gore, depictions of grief 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Grief