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arielthereader's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
sarahefeen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Murder
cmfrendon's review against another edition
Incest, rape, and no plot whatsoever
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, and Abortion
There is no plot, 33% of the way in and I canโt see where this book could possibly be going that makes the graphic content worth reading.bhard07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
ninsims3's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence
emfo5777's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism
katkatz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
eng2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
mazzreads86's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
There is definitely some major content warnings that readers need to be aware of ahead of time, and I think that they are somewhat reflective of the time it was written (late 90's) - not to say that rape, sexual assualt, and paedophilia weren't a big deal at the time, but that writers weren't as aware of how problematic including those topics in their books could be.
I definitely wouldn't recommend this to anyone under 18 to read, and would make sure to warn anyone that there are some quite graphic descriptions included, I definitely skip over those sections when I reread.
Getting past all that, the basic story is really interesting and the characters are wonderful, especially as you move in to the next 2 books and beyond (one of my favourite characters is introduced in book 2 - kiss kiss!). I think that Jaenelle & Daemon's relationship is actually the least interesting/likeable, and is somewhat problematic, but the rest are fantastic.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt
savaril's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Slavery