Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

63 reviews

firehearttt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Gaslighting, War, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

beckyremillard's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

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

hapalyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Torture, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Medical content, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, and Murder

shadikb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-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

3.0

Dec 31, 2023
Going to come back to the story. Just need a break. 

Update Jan 3, 2024.
I finally finished it.... Here is my review:

I was so waiting for the “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” moment and it never came....... I was disappointed but it was an okay read. The pace from the last book was lost. Became repetitive with the "There she is". It just didn't captivate me the first book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, War, Violence, Child abuse, Sexual content, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Toxic relationship

trislima's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Slavery and Sexual violence

woad674's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gore, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Slavery and Sexual assault

virgoabb's review against another edition

5.0

just fell down the stairs broke my neck cried threw up passed out had a stroke oh my god raihn and oraya u are so incredibly real it’s insane i am so viscerally upset that this is a duology and not a 6 book series bc what the hell am i supposed to do now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Gore

Minor: Rape

slnxphiille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Body horror

the body horror bit is when simon basically gets created into a monster and the description is a bit gross and scary to imagine

annagerman's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

1.5

This was a disappointment. I stuck through because I really enjoyed the first book, and I heard it gets better, but it didn't, really. It was nowhere near the first one.
The writing was much worse, even cringey at times. It was really boring for the first half, and while the second half picked up pace a bit, I just couldn't muster any f*cks to give. 
The plot was so done to death (yes, even compared to f*cking *death trials*)! 
I think I'm basically allergic to mcguffins at this point. Reading about them is literally painful for me. If there's a mcguffin (especially one that is introduced as a plot device later on the book/books and not set in the very premise) I instantly tune out of the plot.

Worst of all, there was no reason between the characters. It almost ruined for me the way I saw the characters in the first books. They're interactions felt forced and lackluster. I didn't get a sense of connection between them, not to mention *true love*. 
Sigh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gore, and War

Minor: Slavery

wildflower_magic's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Cursing, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Violence, War, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, and Classism