Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

55 reviews

stacyaj's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence

elliya's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I really wanted to enjoy this, but found myself wishing it was more character-driven. I enjoyed all of the narrating characters and wished we had gotten more time with each of them and more character development. Despite being full of military conquests and battles, the pacing dragged for me and I hurried through it to finish. I liked the writing but it just wasn’t compelling enough to keep me captivated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, War, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism and Sexual assault

kiwi_00's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny

Everything about this book was fantastic!!! I loved the diversity of the characters and the way that they reacted to certain situations seemed realistic.

Lin Chong is the realest bitch ever!!!

jessrock's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

The Water Outlaws is SO well written but it's also just A Lot. Be very mindful of all the content warnings! It also skews a lot more heavily into military fiction than I really enjoy. I liked the world and the characters, but I spent most of the book ready for it to be over.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Moderate: Cannibalism and Sexual assault

caramia's review

5.0

Read mainly in pubs in England and Scotland. Loved the magic and the story building in this book. Definitely has some graphic parts that I had to get through. But I really enjoyed the different perspectives and how gender was talked about. A damn good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Violence

ag_berry's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault

katdawg7's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, War, and Cannibalism

ninjamuse's review

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Classism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism

Minor: Confinement

livcab's review

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Torture, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Minor: Rape

cfk95's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Cannibalism