Reviews tagging 'Rape'

A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair

135 reviews

lexicannon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, and War

ladelven's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

ameliaroses's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Jesus christ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

smithnd83's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

kinzo103's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

It’s unfortunate, after reading the Author’s Note about how she thought that this was the perfect conclusion to this series, that I feel so strongly that this feels like a bastardization of the story that I fell in love with. First of all, so many unfinished stories. And yes, maybe they’ll be continued in other series, but as we don’t know yet, the stories of Medusa, Ariadne, and Dionysus feel like gaping holes. What about Apollo and Hyacinth? What about Lexa and Thanatos? What about the horrific damage to New Athens? 

Second, and most important, is the horrific violence against women, namely Ariadne and the Maenads. I had to put the book down after a certain scene made me sick to my stomach, and every consenting sex scene afterwards made me equally sick. You can’t “atone” for disgusting SA with more sex. 

I’m really glad I didn’t buy the special edition of this series that I wanted, because after those scenes, I’m not sure whether I’ll read anything from this author ever again. As a lover of Greek tragedies, if I was willing to read about that kind of violence, I would have read a retelling that I knew was sticking to its Greco-Roman tragedy roots so that I was prepared. My former love for this series will forever be marred by what I’ve just read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and Vomit

longale9's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

lettigirl101's review

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

laurenmus92's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

hmlevine722's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

kelseyleereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

this damn series was AMAZING. it was wrapped up in such a beautiful bow at the end. I love a good dark romantasy and i’ve always been so interested in greek mythology and Scarlett St. Clair was so detailed in her references and storytelling that it made for a very well rounded series. Hades and Persephone’s story will be one of my favorites for a long, long time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and War