Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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72 reviews

livvya's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Violence, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Animal death

drlainie's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

Check the content warnings! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, and Violence

clairew97's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Violence, Torture, Cannibalism, Grief, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Blood, and Body horror

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

Definitely did not see the plot twist coming and a big fan of how this story relates to Rumpelstiltskin, intrigued for the next book. I did like the fairytale style of writing and description, though at times, it was a bit tedious, especially when the plot was ramping up 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Violence, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

thelittlestmermaid's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Slavery, Pregnancy, Blood, and Torture

Minor: Medical content, Abortion, and Miscarriage

kaz_brekkerrr's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Body horror, Violence, Murder, Death, and Child death

lizzymorang's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This is a fresh take on the "retelling a fairy tale" genre. I enjoyed it immensely, and the author manages to avoid many of the sexist pitfalls of the fairy tale genre. The queer representation was a happy surprise. I enjoyed it, though at times it did feel a bit slow, hence the less than perfect rating. The perfect balance of predictable twists with unexpected details, so the ending feels earned but not stale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I think overly high expectations based on the author’s other series ruined this for me. Most of this book dragged, and the interesting bits felt like a splash of flavor to get me interested in book 2. 

The romance felt very trite and the supporting characters were incredibly flat. The setting/universe is really interesting, but it’s left so unexplored for the first half of this giant book. 

The ending is pure sequel tease. I really hate when authors can’t wrap up a book in a series well & rely on a cliffhanger 

I already purchased the second book along with this one bc I was feeling optimistic; I’ll read it to see if maybe things heat up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Pregnancy, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Violence, Torture, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage

hermioneinravenclaw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Animal death, Murder, Violence, War, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Blood, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy

voldycat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Vomit