Reviews tagging 'War'

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

73 reviews

guime's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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, Torture, Death, War, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Child death

amemuuras's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Suicide

hellequin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Definitely the best book of the original trilogy. I personally failed to connect or care about any of the characters. I mainly read this to say I finished it. 

Pacing saved this book. If it was any harder to read I would have struggled to finish it. 

I read the large print edition because that’s all they had available at my local library and that had many editing and errors. Loads of words missing or repeated. Was quite annoying.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Torture, Gore, War, and Body horror

linneak's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic friendship, Classism, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

tanjas_way_out's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-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: Gore, Confinement, and War

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, and Torture

oakdogs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, War, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

idkallegra_iguess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
I WILL STAB YOU WITH MY SWORD
SUFFOCATION 
NO BREATHING
ILL KILL MYSELF BEFORE I COMMIT TREASON
*guitar solo*

It’s a miracle I haven’t cried.

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Content Warnings

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

meridith_bex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Gore, Confinement, Blood, Death, War, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Classism and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Alcohol, Vomit, and Cursing

shannareadsitall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

naechan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

It took me forever to get through this trilogy because it kept sending me in to depressive spirals and then I wouldn’t wanna read anymore, or get out of bed, or do anything really. What a bleak and unforgiving world! 

10/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Slavery, War, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Blood, Cannibalism, Torture, and Violence