Reviews tagging 'War'

Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

24 reviews

rachelblair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Classism, Violence, Death of parent, and Death

mysticserenity's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

I was completely blown away by this book. Unfortunately I cannot go into how much without giving too much away. Wonderfully executed. If you want something that engages a troupe and makes it better you are in for a ride. Fair warning this society is doing, and has done, brutal things to each other. It’s at times shocking and devastating. Definitely dark and dangerous. That ending crushed me. I cannot wait for the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, War, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Murder, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Hate crime

alexistedder's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

If you are looking for a fast-paced, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, cat and mouse game, with a mystery aspect, this is your book!
I have had the worst reading slump for a month and this book fully brought me out! I could not put it down. Every spare moment that I had I was reading. I NEEDED to see more of what Rune and Gideon were up to. The ending of this book will have you begging for MORE. 

I cannot WAIT for the rest of this series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War

darcerenity's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

A decent but not particularly memorable or gripping revolutionary spy novel spiced up with blood magic that presents some interesting potential implications in a women's literature sort of way but not particularly clearly. It really felt as though the story was just heating up when the book ended. The next volume might be a corker, but I'm not sure I'm invested enough to spend the time or money to find out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Death, and War

teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

I figured out the twist early on, but still enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Murder, Death of parent, Gun violence, Blood, Cursing, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Child death, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

crazybooklady89's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

LOVED LOVED LOVED it!!! I’m so ready for the sequel! I also really appreciate that it didn’t end on a massive cliffhanger. It was a natural ending that certainly left a ton of room for book 2. I can’t wait to see where the author takes Rune,  Gideon, and Cress’s stories!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, Physical abuse, Violence, Confinement, Classism, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Toxic friendship, Addiction, and Toxic relationship

fatcats55's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 star read!
🌶🌶🌶 3/5 spice - open door

I absolutely adored Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli. The world is so interesting, and I LOVE the characters 😍

This book had me feeling every emotion - happy, sad, excited, frustrated, shocked - seriously, the whole spectrum. The tension and plot twists made me unable to put this book down.

I am hooked and need book 2 immediately, please! The book ends on a cliffhanger, and I desperately need to know what happens 🥹

Highlights:
✨️ Witch & Witch Hunter
✨️ Slow burn romance
✨️ Enemies to Lovers
✨️ Badass female main character
✨️ Fantasy setting
✨️ 🩸 magic
✨️ plot twists
✨️ Dual POV
✨️ First book in a new series

Rune pretends to be a vapid socialite, but in reality, she is secretly The Crimson Month, a vigilante witch that saves other witches from witch hunters. And she desperately needs information - so she decides to court the best source of information: Gideon, a Blood Guard captain. 

Gideon is a ruthless witch hunter looking to catch The Crimson Moth and end witches for good. He gets a tip that Rune may be involved, so he joins her social circle to court her and find out once and for all if she is The Crimson Moth. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, War, and Blood

Minor: Murder and Drug abuse

colorcrystals's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Police brutality, Addiction, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Sexual content

er_inreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The Crimson Moth is set up to be one of 2024’s most anticipated and popular reads. And after reading it for myself, I can understand why. 

I was incredibly fortunate to receive The Crimson Moth as a reviewer, and I’m thankful for the opportunity to read and review. My review is based on my own honest opinions. I have rated this book a 4 star, due to the fact that when I started this book and I nearly put it down again and did not continue reading. I was both sucked in from the start, and turned off due to the love triangle trope (this is not my favourite). However, I continued to read it, mostly out of obligation, but I am so, so glad I did. 

From about 50% in I was completely hooked. I couldn’t put it down. Gideon’s story broke my heart, I wanted to reach through the pages and give him a hug. I’m a big fan of Gideon, I have a thing for the “villains” in the story. Enemies to lovers to enemies again. Top tier trope. 

We follow Rune, our FMC who spends her days living as a vapid socialite, but her nights as a vigilante witch rescuer. Rune, her long time best friend Alex, and her friend Verity conspire to rescue witches from the clutches of the Blood Guard, breaking them from jail and saving them from the purging, and tracking them down to ship to another continent before they’re found. Rune, despite being hidden in plain sight for over 2 years, is hunted by the blood guards best witch hunter. But what happens when witch and witch hunter fall in love? Heartbreak. Betrayal. A serious moral confusion of what is right and wrong. The ending of this book had me in tears. I did NOT see the plot twist coming. I thought i had it figured out, I was so very wrong. 

I am so excited for this book to release and for others to experience The Crimson Moth.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Drug use, and War

Minor: Sexual content

mdal26's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Torture, Blood, Child death, Gore, Self harm, Addiction, Drug abuse, War, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury