Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport

59 reviews

anna_333's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Wtf have I read and why did I like it? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

This is definitely not ya. Be prepared for graphic and intense content.

sahramahtab's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

I’m simply speechless. This was a stunningly written book that is a guaranteed emotional roller coaster. The way it dealt with racism, misogynoir, sexism and their intersection with certain privileges was perfectly executed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, War, and Injury/Injury detail

booksandcurlz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

I seriously loved this book and feel like it deserves more praise and more eyeballs. 

What I ❤️

♥️ Ikenna - she was intelligent, cunning, but also have issue with restraint and always let the anger get the best of her.

♥️ Reed - he was loyal, fair, with a high EQ, willing to admit he was wrong and always knew when to apologize for it.

♥️ The trials - 😮‍💨 The trials were BRUTAL, and what Ikenna went through WOW

♥️ The political maneuvering - how the Tribunals conspired, the incident at the Khanai kingdom, what happened in the trials (what really happened)
♥️ All the action, there was a great amount of action and that kept my attention. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: War

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

tattooedbibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous 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

I’m mad that this book isn’t absolutely huge. It’s just as good as The Hunger Games or Fourth Wing, but it hasn’t been promoted by the publisher nearly enough. It’s absolutely amazing!

Beware, don’t get too attached to anyone. Nobody can be trusted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cannibalism

amberswips's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and War

mycarefulcardinal's review against another edition

why did she go into heat

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

risaleel's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

erincrichter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War

lqvekanej's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Cursing

snackykennedy's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War