Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

112 reviews

literarymary95'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This felt a little better than the first book for sure, but it didn't wow me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Slavery

Minor: Child death

jessversteeg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, War, Murder, and Death

Minor: Death of parent

radiergummi15's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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

4.5

I didn't expect to like this more than the first book, but here I am. Love the way this story does not shy away from complicated emotions while still making the characters pretty loveable, something I would not have thought possible after the ending of the first book. Again, I think this series is especially good with its themes (which I would describe as emancipation and identity) and the parent-child dynamic is still a 10/10. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Slavery

amkleintje's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: War and Sexual content

emmerylynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I’m so happy with how it all ended for Oraya and Rhain! This was a satisfying read. The pacing was a bit slower than the last one, but it was still enjoyable nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: War

scoto435's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5

• 2.5🌶️
• This book was what I wanted the first book to be. There is still a lot that could be expanded on (with the gods) but the world building finally was in reach.
• I loved the character arcs, banter, quotes and story twists throughout this book, and was much more invested than the first.
• This book to me had a lot more action being enacted v. Telling people about actions that “could happen” which was a nice change from book 1. Instead of hearing about raw power it was seen and used. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, War, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, and Gore

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Slavery, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Rape, and Torture

chasie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

So fucking good. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6315097254

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore and Child abuse

Minor: Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

beebowbabe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Gore, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, War, and Alcohol

mariahlynnpeck's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Just when I thought Oraya and Raihn story couldn’t get any better. This book has a slower burn in the beginning but it ended so well. This book kept me on my toes. Dare I say it’s better than the first? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, War, Blood, Death of parent, and Death