Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

26 reviews

lezzieborden'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child death and Body horror

Minor: Transphobia

amelreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Child death

hanz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

This series is still great, looking forward to the conclusion! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Physical abuse, and Violence

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

natcat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely amazing, just as good as the first book in the series. NK Jemisin writes amazing characters and has some of the best worldbuilding I have ever encountered. I also love everything she’s doing with perspective. This book breaks me in the absolute best possible ways, I can’t wait to read the next one and then go and reread the whole series with a different perspective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse

podanotherjessi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

So, the plot of this one was a little bit messier than the first book, but I think that's because the perspectives in this one didn't interlock as tightly, so I'm okay with it. It's still absolutely fantastic! If I had to criticize, it'd be that Jemisin is a little heavy handed with her messages sometimes, but given that I agree with those messages, it didn't really bother me. If you don't agree though, it might be hard.

Spoiler free, The Broken Earth trilogy review: https://youtu.be/H83E_4F_09k

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use