Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Dragon Republic - Republik Naga by R.F. Kuang

359 reviews

narzibenoucdel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Self harm, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, War, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Racism, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Torture

elizabeth_helmer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Addiction, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Drug abuse, Violence, War, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Rape, Grief, Gore, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

kamranapologist123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

I honestly loved this book! It was kinda slow in the beginning, but NEZHA?? I have a feeling he’s going to redeem himself in the next book. But now that he’s heir to the House of Yin, he might change. 

Oh my gosh, don’t get me started on how I was spoiled, I just know that the next book is going to take my organs out and tangle them, and put it back in the wrong way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, War, Violence, Medical content, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual harassment, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

erton's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Genocide, Addiction, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death, Gun violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Grief, Cursing, Gore, Medical content, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, War, Confinement, Medical trauma, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

raisinbrann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Racism, War, Religious bigotry, Blood, Sexual violence, Self harm, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Death, Confinement, Addiction, Colonisation, Classism, Chronic illness, Rape, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child death, Abandonment, Torture, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Genocide, Body horror, and Abortion

lreadss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Vomit, War, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Cursing, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Animal death, Genocide, and Death

justaddwater's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, War, Colonisation, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Emotional abuse

nikireadss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

5.0

I liked this book so much more than the first one! It started slow to around 15% of the book but then when it took off, the pace never slowed down but still built up until the very last page.

This time Nezha won the award for the most annoying character, taking over Rin’s spot in the ranking. Despite the genocide in the first book, which is not excused, Rin’s had a big character development. She was still very annoying for most of the book but slowly started to make logical decisions near the end of this book. Talking about the characters I have to prize Kitay, who made some of the smartest decisions in this series. 

Overall I liked how much we learned about the world and its origins in this part. So many plot twists. We also lost so many characters. My poor cike, each one of them was so hard to say goodbye to. Thanks to all events this book didn’t feel like the almost 800 pages it was. It didn’t feel like it could be any shorter and every page felt delectable. 

This one is my favorite so far!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Xenophobia, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Rape, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, War, Cursing, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Racism, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Body horror, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, and Torture

berrytart's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

my girl rin just needs so much help 😔

but seriously this book was so good, i think it was equal to the first with how much i enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Colonisation, Body horror, Drug use, Sexual violence, Blood, Drug abuse, Grief, Torture, War, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Gore, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Cannibalism

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Excrement, and Pregnancy

booksmoviesandstories's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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: Drug abuse, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, War, and Blood

Moderate: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Self harm, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexism, and Mental illness