Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Coward by Stephen Aryan

3 reviews

cookiecat73's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Very mixed feelings about this book. It was good, I liked Kell and the way it showed his trauma, the writing, atmosphere, and plot were all good. but there were multiple random sexual assualt scenes which did not need to be there, and the one time it hinted at anything not cis/het it was in a very predatory sexual way which again was completely unneccesary. There were a few typos and other small mistakes, which was odd, felt as though they should have been picked up in edits, but didn't really bother me. The ending overall was kinda good, it tied up some things well, but also left a lot unanswered which I guess is becuase of the sequel. The very very last bit really frustrated me, you should understand if you've read it. I enjoyed it overall, but am also very frustrated. I don't think I'll read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Animal death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gore, Torture, Xenophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent, War, and Grief

kerrousel's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

This book would have benefited from an editor. I’ve never seen so many mistakes.

I was skeptical at first, I think I spotted a few errors within the first few chapters. It took me a while to get used to the writing style. The story was fast paced enough it kept my interest and by the end, I had spent 2.5 hours reading until I got to the end. There are still a lot of questions unanswered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Xenophobia and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Torture and Self harm

astronut's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content