Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Kargalar Meclisi by Leigh Bardugo

266 reviews

eemi42's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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

4.75

Reading Six of Crows is a somewhat similar experience to reading Dune in that there is a lot of vocab and world building to get used to, but it's worth it to stick with it.

The characters are loveable

and I like rooting for the couples that formed—Kaz and Inej, Jesper and Wylan, and especially Nina and Jesper.

Also, I found the Grisha vs. Fjerdan conflict very compelling and relevant.

It took me quite some time to get used to the world,

but things really pick up in the final 25%. Things would appear to go wrong and I'd get very stressed, only for it to be revealed that it was part of the plan all along. (Inej getting detained at the gate). There are many loose ends that make me want to acquire and read the second book immediately

I thought the constant switching of perspective would get annoying, but it was masterfully done and didn't detract from the story—only added to it.

Can't wait to read Crooked Kingdom!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Death, Genocide, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault, War, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

ahsirgverse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Body horror, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Slavery

gaycatsand_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

SOOO GOOD! FAV BOOK EVER

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Slavery, Murder, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Grief, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

amiradeara's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

This book is one of my favourite books of all time. I’ve read this at like 5 times and I always notice something new. It will always be special to me. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Trafficking, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

mald626's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery and Trafficking

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Death

book_lvrr's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

fell in love with the characters straight away, very funny and interesting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Trafficking, Death, Dysphoria, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Slavery, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Murder, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Gore

cnjg88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Child death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Murder, Kidnapping, Torture, Physical abuse, Gore, Cursing, Sexual violence, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, War, Religious bigotry, and Cursing

jackacj's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I love this book. Truly got me back into reading, though the Prašina trilogy certainly helped.
The crows are interesting, charming, and funny. I loved the prose - it was descriptive just enough that it never got in the way of the plot but gave me a great idea of how things looked. The backstories of the characters were captivating, the whole beautifully emotional. However,

it ends on a cliffhanger and thus without reading the sequel you'll have no closure and a certain part made me uncomfortable

. However the atmosphere, dialogue, action... it was amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual assault

hottamolly's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Taking off a half point because I am not sure this needed to be a YA book. I think she could have aged the characters up and gone a little deeper with them.
A fun found family fantasy heist book! I was surprised when each chapter was in a different characters perspective, but I ended up caring for each of them enough to enjoy that. It was a fun read, I look forward to the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, Violence, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual assault

kuroshiro_35's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, War, Torture, Murder, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault