Does the dog die?
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Six of Crows
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no, but wolves, which are treated similarly (but not the same) to dogs by some people in this universe, are killed
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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One of the main characters is kidnapped and held prisoner under cruel conditions, and other people mock her while she is there. Another female character is at one point stabbed and several people taunt her and plan to hurt her further, but they are stopped.
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Is there decapitation?
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No, but Nina removed the scalp of a man, leaving a permanent scar.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Wylan runs away from home himself, but his father disowns him. Nina's parents and Kaz's mother are also absent from their lives, but it isn't specified if they abandoned them.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Wylan's father is emotionally and physically abusive.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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Nina is kidnapped and imprisoned by Matthias, where she was left under poor conditions. Later, Matthias continually says hurtful things to her and physically attacks her at one point. Throughout this book and the next she eventually forgives him.
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Is someone stalked?
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Eve101010
Inej essentially stalks people for a living
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user19922
no but mention of it
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Matthias is a victim of religious/cult abuse who then becomes abusive towards others.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Wylan's father gaslights him by making him question his intelligence.
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Kfish148
Wylan's father is verbally and emotionally abusive. In the second book we find out he tried to have Wylan killed.
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Addiction
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stardust
A fictional drug called jurda parem is central to the story, and several characters, both major and minor, are shown using it throughout. The second book dives deeper into themes of addiction and overcoming it.
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Is there addiction?
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aspiringpolyglot
One character has a gambling addiction, and another is addicted to a substance known in the Grishaverse series as jurda parem.
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Animal
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cybertrash
Wolves.
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Are animals abused?
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stardust
Prisoners at Hellgate fight captive animals to the death for the entertainment of others
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Is there a dead animal?
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Several animals die while the characters are in Hellgate.
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Is an animal sad?
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While not explicitly described as 'sad,' several animals are under emotional distress due to mistreatment. There is another animal that, while is not present, is thought about by one of the main characters as being sad.
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Are there spiders?
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hahahannah
There are no literal spiders but one of the characters (Inej) is described as being like a spider. Or is referred to as Kaz's spider.
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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Several minor characters are forced to take a fictional drug throughout the book. In chapters 3-4, Kaz is drugged and knocked unconscious.
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Is there pedophilia?
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varigolds
Inej was kidnapped and trafficked at around 14-15 years old, and she was forced to work at a pleasure house (unwilling prostitution) for around a year (no explicit scenes from memory, but there are mentions of what she had to do there, and it is gathered that the men visiting her were all likely adults).
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Is someone held under water?
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Although there is no malicious intent, Kaz forces Nina and Matthias underwater where they cannot resurface.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Inej is mentioned to have been a former sex trafficking vitctim, as well as general discussions on sex trafficking.
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Is someone restrained?
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This happens several times in the book.
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saturn
A main character worked unwillingly in a form of prostitution for several years and has graphic flashbacks about it
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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atharie
One of the characters have their head shaved but it's only mentioned
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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CatRoman
(Spoilers) Kaz has a couple of ptsd related panic attacks where he struggles to breath and when escaping the ice court he drowns but is resuscitated.
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Is someone burned alive?
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KatBradbury
The reader does not read about the burning, and no named character is being burned, but multiple characters know about others being burned, talk about it, or find remains of pires.
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Is someone buried alive?
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mhittboi
In the second book there is mention of a character being buried alive, and is described fairly graphically. This is revealed to be a lie.
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Is there body horror?
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Kaz has flashbacks which involve disturbing imagery of decaying bodies. A fictional drug is used that causes the person using it to become sickly and die, and the way these people look is described in some detail.
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Does a head get squashed?
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KingPlasma
There is a brief comment about a character supposedly crushing someones skull. It is only speculation and isn't detailed
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Romana
There is strangulation, but this doesn't result in death
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Does someone become unconscious?
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This happens throughout the book
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Does someone break a bone?
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Kris
Mention of a character breaking a bone very badly and having to use a cane after.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Inej's feet are severely burned, but they are healed.
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Is someone tortured?
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Several depictions and mentions of torture happen throughout.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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An unnamed character is shot in the air and presumably dies, but it is not shown explicitly
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Is there eye mutilation?
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cybertrash
Graphic scene of an eye getting cut out.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Inej is stabbed at one point and several chapters mention this and deal with the aftermath.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Romana
Children, but not infants
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Does a kid die?
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Kris
(Spoilers) Kaz's older brother dies of plague, and his dead body is described in great detail. Kaz himself nearly dies at age 9.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Inej was forced to work in a brothel as a minor. Nina, who is 17, also mentions noticing adult men trying to flirt with her or looking at her sexually.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Nina sacrifices herself in the end, but she does not die from it.
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Does a major character die?
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KingdomOfCrows
No major character dies in this book, the upvotes are because of the second book.
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Does someone die?
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Several people die throughout, most of these are unnamed.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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varigolds
no, but the c-word is (both as an insult and by the character as a descriptor for himself)
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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KingdomOfCrows
There are depictions of people dying after using a fictional drug, although it is not outright stated if this is due to overdose or withdrawal
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Family
Does a family member die?
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It's mentioned that Kaz's brother died before the events of the book
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Does a parent die?
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Kris
(Spoilers) flashback scene mentions two boys finding the mutilated body of their father.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Kris
Main storyline revolves around a heist to "retrieve" a person but does not go through. Actual kidnapping of a main character right at the end of the book.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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marm
there are no actual ghosts, but a character encounters someone he believes to be a ghost. it is revealed soon after that the person is not a ghost.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Kris
Yes there is. When the main characters are disguised as prisoners they are forced through a freezing communal shower before going into the prison itself.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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MooFaceTheCheese
The book takes place on a ship at some points, and there is a river towards the end (also many canals, although not natural)
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Are there clowns?
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TWpreventsretrauma
There is a live action theater in the book called "Komedie Brute" where characters are dressed up in masks. The "madman" character is described to be dressed in a grotesque fashion - however the description is brief.
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Is someone possessed?
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marm
characters' bodies are controlled by external forces several times in the book, though no external entity ever enters their body it may still be triggering
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Kaz mentions making himself vomit.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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There is a scene where it is implied that many people have soiled themselves after going into a comatose state.
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Does someone spit?
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Kris
A character spits on another, the spit is wiped off with a handkerchief and said handkerchief is then stuffed into an empty eye socket of the first character.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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KingdomOfCrows
Law enforcement is frequently mentioned to be lazy, incompetent, and corrupt. Nothing good is ever really said about them
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Is there incarceration?
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KingdomOfCrows
Lots of it. Matthias is incarcerated as a major part of his backstory. Kaz is mentioned having been incarcerated several times. A large portion of this book takes place inside a prison, where the characters have been sent as prisoners.
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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aspiringpolyglot
There is conversation about acquiring tattoos, not the reader is not specifically shown this scene.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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SPOILERS
one of the main characters' parents is discovered in the second book to have been living in a mental institution after being placed there without their consent and without it being necessary (someone else wanted to get rid of them). the main character enters the institution while unbeknownst to them that it is one and that their parent is there.
one of the main characters' parents is discovered in the second book to have been living in a mental institution after being placed there without their consent and without it being necessary (someone else wanted to get rid of them). the main character enters the institution while unbeknownst to them that it is one and that their parent is there.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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KatBradbury
There is no hospital, but one character is heavily injured and lies on a table while being cared for.
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Mental Health
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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KingdomOfCrows
Kaz and Inej both have PTSD and hurt and kill people.
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Candycrystals
For reason of avoiding being killed by other people. Said chatacyer does not die by sui**** though
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Kaleigh
Kaz has a panic attack after having his PTSD triggered in the prison wagon.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Kaleigh
In the prison wagon on the way to the Ice Court and on the plague barges in a flashback.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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BlueRhys
Not specifically, but Nina eats a lot and after a certain event ends up losing her appetite and not eating properly for a few weeks, which is commented on by other characters and treated as a concern.
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KatBradbury
Nobody dies by suicide, but quite at the beginning a character is close to attempting suicide to avoid torture, but gets saved in time.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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KingdomOfCrows
Kaz, and Inej most notably have PTSD symptoms, including flashbacks, anxiety, agoraphoria, suicidal thoughts, distrust, and anger.
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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KingdomOfCrows
Kaz, Matthias, and Nina all go underwater towards the end of the book. Kaz has flashbacks involving being underwater/drowning.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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KingdomOfCrows
This is a book, so no, but there are descriptions of loud noises.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Candycrystals
Flipping someone off but that's all
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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MooFaceTheCheese
This is Inej's job
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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In the second book there is a pregnant character but not in this one
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Is there childbirth?
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KingPlasma
A character fakes being in labor, but no baby is actually born
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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a main character has leg problems and needs a cane to walk. there are a few instances where ableist language is used on them i think but one that i remember better is a time in the first book, while in a cell, when a character calls them a word in their native language that the mc understands before the characters tries to translate thinking that "he needn't have bothered" since the mc knew that word in enough languages to understand what they were called
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KingdomOfCrows
There is a group of people who are a jewish allegory who are commonly persecuted, especially by a group of people who bear Nazi similarities.
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Are there fat jokes?
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KatBradbury
It is actually a very body-positive book, with the explicitly curvy girl being described as one of the most beautiful persons.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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KingdomOfCrows
There are depictions of Inej, Nina, and other characters being made to wear clothes or behave in ways that misrepresent and stereotype their cultures.
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Is there hate speech?
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KingdomOfCrows
There are characters who say ableist things that may be considered hate speech. There is also hate speech used against a fictional minority group.
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Race
Is there blackface?
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SPOILERS
No blackface, but towards the end a white character is magically changed to look like an asian character, although it isn't used to depict the character being racist. This is reversed in the second book.
No blackface, but towards the end a white character is magically changed to look like an asian character, although it isn't used to depict the character being racist. This is reversed in the second book.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
37 supporters
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Emjackdaw
There is a girl in an arranged marriage with a villain way older than her, but she doesn't appear often
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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MooFaceTheCheese
Definitely, but all the religions are fictional (although in some ways mirror some real religions)
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
39 supporters
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The characters stripped nude in the prison.
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Is there bestiality?
79 supporters
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No
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KingdomOfCrows
C14
One off-handed mention, but nothing shown.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
42 supporters
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Romana
A number of women are objectified in brothels or acting as prostitutes, with many fetishized because of their race/ethnicity
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
52 supporters
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Microsoft_Nerd
Forced prostitution is discussed. One character has somewhat graphic flashbacks to her time experiencing forced prostitution.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
1 supporters
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4
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KingdomOfCrows
Kaz has chronic pain, but it is due to an injury rather than illness.
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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KingdomOfCrows
Kaz is homeless for some parts of his childhood.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
53 supporters
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KatBradbury
It does not have a very happy ending, but there is a second book following. [Spoilers] none of the main characters die in this book, but near the end of the second. One of the main characters gets kidnapped, though (but saved in the second).
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Vehicular
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33
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Violence
Does someone drown?
18 supporters
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Anonymous
Spoiler: no one actually dies from drowning, but it comes pretty close
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Is there blood/gore?
52 supporters
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KingdomOfCrows
Blood, injuries, and some gore appear throughout the book
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Is there gun violence?
25 supporters
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Kris
A few of the main characters have guns and use them, and have guns used on them.
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