Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

245 reviews

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Xenophobia, Animal death, Genocide, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, War, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Ableism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

janka_grzanka's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Kiedy skończyłam tę książkę pomyślałam "Dlaczego to nie jest jak "Harry Potter"? Przecież wtedy byłoby to dużo łatwiej czytać" A potem się ucieszyłam z tego. Bo pod wieloma względami ta seria jest dla mnie jak "Harry Potter" (nie chodzi mi tu tylko o toxic autorki), kiedy miałam 10 lat. Jest jednak inna, dla innej grupy wiekowej. Jest dużo bardziej dramatyczna, emocjonalna. Absolutnie pokochałam tę książkę. Dlaczego więc nie dałam jej 5⭐️? Ponieważ ostatnie 200-300 stron mnie straumatyzowało i po prostu I can't get over it just yet. Pewnie jak nabiorę dystansu to to zmienię.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Gaslighting and Vomit

megnut's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Fuuccckkk! (the ending) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, War, and Violence

izzygyrl's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It has its moments where your jaw drops but also moments where you roll your eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Medical content, War, and Vomit

mepereyra6's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, War, Violence, Confinement, Murder, Kidnapping, and Torture

sestep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

1.0

not to be a hater but I hope this series is nothing but a memory in 5 years. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, War, and Death

jonathandowney's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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 the second book in the Empyrean Cycle! Started a bit slow but after the first 100 pages or so it really took off. Gasped and laughed out loud several times with the twists and turns, cliffhangers, and karmic retribution. So difficult to put down, but worth every moment of time invested in reading this book.  Can’t wait for the third installment! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Cursing, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Death of parent

elntastic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

What a trip this book was…first and foremost: I didn’t love it as much as the first one but it’s still an amazing book nonetheless. Most annoying was def the interactions and the drama between Violet and Xaden…most if the time I didn’t even understand why she was mad or what her point was and it seemed as though she didn’t either. The whole „ask me“-thing annoyed me as hell! Like just tell her ?! Why make a „game“ out of it? I often also felt that the author made the reader miss out on a lot of their interactions and I felt like I missed out on much of the two of them together. This book was much more focused on Violet and her development as a character and a rider as well as her relationship with her friends, which I did like but I just wish there was also more Xaden in it. The fact that we only got one decent sex scene kinda disappointed me tbh but that’s just personal preference hahah. One thing I especially liked was Andarnas development and sassiness! I felt like she wasn’t as important in the first book but in this book she def was! And I love her so much! In conclusion I suppose we can all agree that the ending was heartbreaking and it def made me tear up but I don’t think all hope is lost. I‘m sure Violet will find some way as she always does. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Grief, Violence, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Drug use

clairemitchell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-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

What a sequel! I was worried it’ll fall flat or be a filler book, this was not the case. Just as good as the first, leaves you wanting more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Animal death, Grief, Sexual content, Torture, and Murder

pastorscratchy1reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

I liked the book overall, but the amount of cursing and explicit scenes is quite frankly ridiculous. I would give this book 5 stars if it weren't for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and War