Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Spear by Nicola Griffith

4 reviews

rat_girly's review

adventurous 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? No

3.75

A queer, gender-bent retelling of the Arthurian legend told with magical and poetic prose. Quite a short read but the pace isn’t rushed. I really liked Peretur’s character; she is kind, caring, brave, and deeply connected to nature. Great disability representation via Lance as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Infertility

Minor: Vomit

blacksphinx's review against another edition

reflective 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Dementia, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Animal death, and Mental illness

Minor: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Rape, and War

bluedilly's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Suicide, Infertility, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, War, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Torture, Animal cruelty, Classism, Grief, Mental illness, and Rape

softanimal's review

adventurous hopeful informative mysterious fast-paced

5.0

An Arthurian legend about a queer hero written by an Early Medieval scholar?!?!? It was also just a delightful read that had it's heavy moments but left me feeling nourished and uplifted for having read it. I found Spear engaging, enriching, and it seems to have scratched an itch I didn't even realize I had. And as so often happens with itches, now I want so much more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Emotional abuse