3.3k reviews for:

Rose in Chains

Julie Soto

4.2 AVERAGE

izzys's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is such a hard book to rate as I was gripped pretty much from the start and raced to finish it. BUT it was so dark and I struggled through some of the sections as a result. It deals with terrible themes such as the buying and selling of women, forced sterilisation, rape and there’s an abundance of misogyny. These themes which ran throughout the book made it hard to stomach and I found many of the scenes extremely hard to read. But I gradually fell in love with the characters and am looking forward to seeing where this goes. 

One very infuriating thing about this book was how long it took Briony to work out that Toven has feelings for her. Literally every single person on the planet could see it before she could, and just when I thought she’d finally accepted it, she convinced herself otherwise. Hoping Briony will get there a bit more quickly in the next book!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder

Moderate: War

sailorlune's review against another edition

4.0

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Took me a minute to lock in, but it got somewhere. I need more book now, tho.

duchessevdoxia's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bananasmoothiee's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kate_m's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

sierrac's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

shayna_47's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nathvelloso94's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nicole_the_librarian's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sheenareadsstuff's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes