Reviews tagging 'Rape'

La prescelta e l'erede by Jacqueline Carey

4 reviews

willow1113's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

3.75

This one was much harder to read because of the absolute desolation that Phedra experiences. It was hard to want to keep reading when it just kept getting worse and worse for her. I'm glad I kept reading! But ouch. I do think that this one got a little too complicated for me: I kept forgetting who characters were and how they were related. But I think that's a Me Problem. Still very good. Even if Carey places the French as a god's chosen people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Blood, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence

samuelachillese's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and War

Minor: Colonisation

anigoose's review against another edition

medium-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? Yes

4.25

Could use more bears. 

The whole "dark ~ evil / fair ~ good" is more pronounced in this volume and the descriptions, or lack thereof of dark skinned people is pretty gross tbh. 

I remember finding this one more boring the first time around some time in the 10s via paper, but I enjoyed it more as an audiobook I think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Confinement, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Antisemitism

Minor: Ableism