Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

3 reviews

katrinarose's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Another three star rating for the second book. Again, I did enjoy this book but its’ problems were too big for me to go up another star. First the good: I like Lily’s point of view and always found myself looking forward to her perspective. I enjoyed learning about the world before the crossing and trying to predict how the crossing would happen. The writing style was straightforward yet engaging and kept me picking the book back up even in slow parts. However, the magic made no sense. The sapphires seem to play a big part of the magic system since that’s how Kelsea has power yet it’s never explained in a way that justifies their power. It almost seems like Kelsey all of a sudden is unstoppable which makes her decisions even more questionable. The villain(s) were also very weak and unbelievable which kind of made the whole Kelsea storyline weaker. I have hope that the last book will really pull everything together but I can’t say at this point that I’d recommend this series to anyone, even though I have enjoyed it for the most part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Slavery, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Classism, Blood, and Cursing

shinypurplepants's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The second entry into the Tearling series didn't hold me in the same way of the first. The realities of war made this one feel heavier and

the changes it brought to our Queen of the Tearling made it difficult for me to continue rooting for her. <\spoiler>

In addition, the dual narrative starring Lily, while a relevant glimpse into the Old World, felt like it slowed the pace of the book dramatically.

Overall, I would still recommend those that enjoyed the first book give this one a try with the caveat that it is quite different from the first entry in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gore, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, War, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

smashlyn09's review

adventurous reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use