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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
fionnghuala's review against another edition
Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment
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 can’t see where this book could possibly be going that makes the graphic content worth reading.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
machobgood's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture
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
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
kbookish'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma
Minor: Body horror