Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

117 reviews

limiwh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy

autumnreads98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Mental illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

lainiereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Oh Leigh Bardugo, you did it again. This book is just perfect. Each of the characters got a chance to shine, and while they all struggled with their own flaws, they were each incredibly lovable. It's so hard to pick a favorite character (although I think Inej is just a step above everyone for me). There were so many twists and turns throughout the story, and every chapter had me on the edge of my seat. I was worried that all of the clever tricks used by the main characters would resolve the conflict too easily, but there were many plot twists that the characters did not expect that added that needed tension. The ending was very bittersweet, but I still finished this book feeling satisfied with how the story closed. 
I was also a big fan of the inclusion of some characters from the Shadow and Bone trilogy, and I am very excited to start King of Scars and see what happens next in the grishaverse! (Nikolai, here I come!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Death of parent

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Racism, Rape, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

monilib's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

readingadventures's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Sexual violence and Xenophobia

citymouse's review against another edition

• 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

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

confusedmuse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

fruitea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

this was a reread bc i missed the crows and once i’d finished it i almost decided to read it again but i have too many unread books anyway i love this book i love the crows i love them sm but they really need therapy🖤 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Sexual harassment

valyn_grebe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Torture and Pregnancy