Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

35 reviews

dacha's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

2.0

now i just want to forget how boring is lore 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

serotonone's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

2.25

This book is mediocre, at best. 
Would have DNF'd if it wasn't for my buddy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Gaslighting, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Vomit

lollyr'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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Murder

makaylastep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

it definitely is slow at the beginning, but once i really got into the book i could not put it down! i 100% recommend this if you love greek mythology, but i would also recommend grabbing a tissue or two!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

librarianlayla's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5 stars.

Dark, fast paced and action packed!

Greek mythology set in the modern world with fantastic storytelling and truly moving Greek tragedy interwoven.

Easy to read and hard to put down this book grips you from start to finish, could easily see this being made into a movie.

Fans of mythology retelling's, strong female characters, dark twists and romantic tension will love this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

gracereads's review against another edition

There’s so much about this book that I want to love but I just can’t get into it. It feels a bit like you’re only getting half the information, you have to work to piece the story together as the world building and explanations are quick if they exist at all. It could really do with a glossary or a footnote when certain terms are used the first time to explain them better. 
I’m hoping I can come back to this but at the moment it’s a DNF

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, and Gun violence

lisa_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Okay so this book wasn't what I expected but I loved it. I know many people especially one's who love greek mythology did not enjoy this book. I am a big mythology fan myself but I didn't have an issue with the book. There were a few times where I thought the portrayal of the gods was a but strange but nothing big enough to influence my enjoyment of the story.

The writing style was great. This is the first book I've read by Alexandra Bracken and I definitely want to read more! The Darkest Minds has been on my tbr for a while so I'm excited to read that soon :)

The ending was quite abrupt and a bit under explained imo and that's part of the reason my I didn't give it 5 stars. I genuinely enjoyed it but it just wasn't five stars for me.

Edit: After sleeping on it I decided to give it 4 instead of 5.75. There were no real plot twists and everything that was explained I had already guessed before. The things I couldn't figure out on my own weren't explained in the end which left me confused.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse

midnightgremlin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, and War

tiffanysmith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

an interesting concept with a fun plot and characters. full of greek mythology. but the ending was expected and boring

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness