Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

286 reviews

tmook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

3.75

“By the gods—sea, fire, and women are the three evils.” (p. 443).

Dark throughout, but a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Violence, Death, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Cancer, and Sexism

Minor: Pedophilia

ladyasteria's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Death, and War

Minor: Sexual assault

mkmusicmaniac's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

Takes the fun out of a fast paced book to keep having to check names and people but Lore is a BA. Book club April ‘24

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, Sexism, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Child death, Cancer, and Blood

dr_amy_k_west's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

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

Not sure how to rate this one. Got the rec from a fave booktoker and not unhappy about it. I did devour it (an easier read and enjoyed the pacing and mythology). That said, I struggled in places: the plot meandered, supporting characters weren't well-developed, and was rather disappointed in the anticlimactic ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Bullying, Terminal illness, and Sexism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Sexual assault

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Physical abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying and Child death

Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

shannonvonpesach's review against another edition

Buckle up. Ik heb dit boek geprobeert maar dominantie tonen door iemand op dr mond te pakken?
Hagelslag terwijl dat héél NL/BE is en het in Amerika afspeelt? 
Engelse woorden gebruiken (ounces bijv.) Én een verwarrend proloog? 

Het was een beetje veel. En er kwamen steeds meer namen bij. Lore vind ik ook geen leuk karakter en Athena is gewoonweg irritant.

Helaas een DNF.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

aliyahrenee13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault

emilyyjjean's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

I’m so glad I’ve finally read this, and it did not disappoint. I love Greek Mythology and I loved The Darkest Minds, so I had very high expectations for this book. 

I loved the characters and the story. It kept me entertained, and I had to keep on reading. The twists were good; I didn’t really see them coming!

I’m a little sad it doesn’t seem like this will be a series, but I’m happy that Lore and Castor got a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault and Torture

princegene95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Death, Gore, Murder, Suicide attempt, Child death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, War, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia, Torture, and Sexual assault

mlovationer1's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Sexual assault