Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Book of Night by Holly Black

36 reviews

shannnne_reads_words's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, and Incest

shilahreads's review

medium-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Classism, and Murder

martharosen's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Drug use, Murder, Alcohol, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

carlyoc's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

One of my favorite books to come out this year. Although classified as fantasy due to the shadow magic element, I would say this book has more of a thriller/mystery vibe. 
Charlie Hall used to be known as Charlatan, the thief. She's trying to put that life behind her and not screw up the stability she's built with a steady job, a good boyfriend named Vince, and funds to just barely put her little sister Posey through college. But Charlie can never resist a little bit of danger. 
Besides, Posey doesn't want to go to school; she wants to figure out how to join the ranks of Gloamists, the people who can consciously manipulate their shadows to become corporeal and act independently from their bodies to various degrees. 
Meanwhile, there's a reason Vince never ever talks about his past. Charlie is keeping secrets from him, too, but the truth will out. 
Charlie is hired to find a mysterious book from the collection of rich and cruel Lionel Salt, which allegedly contains a ritual for a shadow to rid itself of its human controller and be fully autonomous. She must pull together different threads of clues to out-smart everyone hoping to watch her fail. 
The structure of the novel alternates scenes from Charlie's perspective in the present storyline with vignettes from both Charlie's and Vince's pasts.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

I included Toxic relationship to refer to the emotional neglect Charlie and her sister experienced from their mother as children.

cgp1234's review

medium-paced

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

3.5

A fun ride, but I wanted more from Holly Black's first foray into adult fantasy. The world building felt incomplete, the characters felt a little flat, and the mystery didn't get really excited until the last 20% of the book. I'm hoping the sequel will be better! Also, I'm gong to need authors to stop using

incest

as a plot device.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Drug use and Incest

delz's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a slow burn for me, but I guess it’s ramping up for the series, with lots of world building. In this urban fantasy, shadows have power if they become separate entities, but remain attached, they provide power to the wearer, but If the shadows become completely separated they become a blight. Charlie Hall is a bartender/thief, and she’s kind of a screw up, from her love life to her choice of careers. She lives with her boyfriend, Vince, a kind of unknown entity and her sister Posey. Charlie and Posey’s mother had a string of loser boyfriends, but one, Rand, introduced Charlie to thievery. On  one unfortunate job, Rand and Charlie went to Lionel Salts house, Rand wound up dead and Charlie barely escaped. This is the beginning of Charlie’s story. Holly Black writes the most amazing urban fantasy and this series will not disappoint.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood

Minor: Incest

kyrstin_p1989's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

Really interesting premise for a story. Fantasy with a badass, curvy, female protagonist who is a little rough around the edges but sharp as a tack. I’m excited for the second one…in 2024. Really starting to get into fantasy stuff more and more. Will also be checking out this author’s other books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Classism, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Child abuse

kayladaila's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Death of parent

aseel_reads's review

dark mysterious medium-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

3.0

i liked the dark, gritty atmosphere of this book and there were several plot moments that were unpredictable, which was nice. but overall, i just felt that the book didn't make sense and it didn't flow well - jumping too much between recollections of the past and the present. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

maregred's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Blood, Alcohol, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Drug use

Minor: Incest, Sexual content, and Abandonment