Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson

8 reviews

mdegge's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

Compelling story, well-written. Not what I would call 'fun' but a good read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, War, Gore, and Sexual violence

anjasshelf's review

adventurous dark tense medium-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: Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Gore, Murder, Cursing, Body horror, War, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

unhappygilmore's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

oodles17's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Body horror

Minor: Rape

justkellyann's review

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

jenny_d's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Rape

sarah984's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

3.0

This book builds skillfully on the concepts from the last one, and the multiple POVs are a definite improvement (it's actually really interesting to see how everyone else sees Kaaro). I loved the webs of plots and relationships between the characters, but there was a little too much gratuitous sexual violence for me to give it 4 stars. Like yes I get the purpose of showing the "rape camp" run by the criminal army but the blase way it's described was a little much. 

Overall though, great sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Self harm, Racism, and Pregnancy

kalanadi's review

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Gore

Minor: Rape