Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

89 reviews

vasha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Slavery, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Racism, and Child death

Moderate: Vomit, Colonisation, Ableism, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Minor: Cannibalism, Transphobia, and Homophobia

kieran_c's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

Wow. So amazing. I’m a slow reader, and I read this in under 48 hours. I’ve never not put a book down to do something else before. The narrative voice(s) are amazing, the worldbuilding has me hooked and the intricate layer of mysteries and questions makes this as much a mystery-thriller as it is a fantasy novel. Some people have an issue with one POV being in second person, but it’s done very well, it helps keep the narrative chronology clear and it adds an extra layer of intrigue to the book.

Honestly, this wouldn’t have been the kind of plot I expected to become enthralled by. I’m simple, and like basic happy ever afters. And this is dark, incredibly so. But, you are as gently eased into the level of darkness as is possible, in my opinion, and this dark stuff is what makes you connect so strongly with the story. The characters aren’t naturally loveable, due to their demeanours and actions, but I don’t think they are supposed to be. You see their faults, but connect so strongly with them and understand why they’re there. 

I couldn’t recommend the book more highly 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Rape, Genocide, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death and Bullying

ailsaod's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

 This book is really good but oh boy does it get dark. I've seen a lot f recommendations of this book but no one talks about the messed up stuff that happens. There were a few times I just had to put the book down and be like 'oh wow that is atrocious'. Warnings for

child deaths, implied paedophilia, referenced cannibalism, dubious/non-consensual sex and mass death from various natural disasters

If any of these are deal breakers for you then maybe steer clear as it can get a bit horrifying.

The writing of this book is excellent. It begins following three perspectives - which you quickly realise

cannot be happening simultaneously because only one of them is experiencing the actual END of the world!

and I really enjoyed figuring how the perspectives were connected. I suspect I was quite slow in figuring out the link between the perspective characters but it was still very satisfying and wasn't played as a shock twist at any point. There are also a few sections written with an omniscient narrator that were great as they served to put the very personal tragedy Essun is experiencing into context with the wider world. I found it impressive how these interludes were written in a very detached manner but still communicated the devastation that occurred and wow, is thinking about it too long scary!

I also really liked the setting. Clearly a lot of research had been done into natural disasters and what circumstances could cause a 'season'. The ruins of all the dead civilisations and the obelisks were also very intriguing and I am desperate to know more about how the stone eaters fit into all this. Will be thinking about this book for a while yet!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Violence, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cannibalism

There is a lot of mutually non-consensual sex but it is mostly only mentioned.

_everybookthisyear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

gwendolynaudrey_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

SOOOO close to a 5 star, but it took too long to get my attention in the beginning and kinda dragged until I was suddenly hooked. I love the atmosphere and the world and I think this might be a 5 star series overall. We shall see. Highly recommend and can’t wait to read the second. There is a decent twist that you could sort of see coming but is still fascinating to say the least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Slavery, Grief, Child death, Torture, Sexual content, Gore, and Child abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

lhisalisa21's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

mrremi's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

3.75

An interesting concept for a world and magic system.  There is a lot of sadness and horrors in the books world; though that could easily be a reflection for the horrors in our world, jut made easier to see through the eyes of the main characters who bare the brunt of the prejudice and horror.  I do love how naturally things occur in the book, like the polyamorous relationship; it doesn't feel forced or false.  It is interesting the way the story came together.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, and Pedophilia

geekywoman14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

There are some very heavy parts to this book, but they add to the story in such a way I don't think it would be possible to omit them in any way. There is a transperson in the book, but they do not experience, at least not that is mentioned in major detail, dysmorphia. There is a brief mention of transphobia when

their parents quietly disown them, only in part because they are transgender, not the primary reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Slavery, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Colonisation, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, Classism, Pedophilia, Stalking, Abandonment, Animal death, and Sexual violence

johanna123's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

smrj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Excrement

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Colonisation and Pedophilia