Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless

5 reviews

brooke_city's review

dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Picked this up on a whim. Teetering between 3.5 and 4.

Came for the political intrigue. For those who care more about the scheming, and less about battles, this is for us.

Gormflaith is a City Girl. Drugging, pimping, manipulating -- she uses anyone to get what she wants. Including her own son. She pretends everything is for him, but really is the glorification of herself. If women were allowed to inherit and rule, she wouldn't need him. The things she does are so despicable, you really wanna hate her. But... she got a point. Fuck the patriarchy! Burn it all down!

I fear she will get screwed by her brother in the end bc he's playing the really long game. I don't think he's as incompetent as he appears.

Fódla. Oh dear, Fódla. Stand UP, my good sis. Where Gormflaith has too much confidence, Fódla doesn't have an ounce. Tomas has basically broken her through fear mongering and emotional abuse. Once out from under his thumb, she thrives. Of course, Prince M falls for her, and he doesn't care what she looks like. I don't care how cliche it is, I'm rooting for them! Can't wait for Tomas to see someone who actually appreciates her, and a mortal, no less.

I'm invested enough to continue the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Torture and Injury/Injury detail

dogearedbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Moderate: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

mjparkles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence

valpuri's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, War, Murder, Ableism, Abandonment, Animal death, Sexual content, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Incest and Gaslighting

bettysbookishworld's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Murder, Violence, Grief, War, and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death