Reviews tagging 'War'

The Last Dragon King by Leia Stone

6 reviews

stephsbookedout's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Child death, and Violence

ky001113's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Sexual content, Murder, Death of parent, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

flaviapaniza's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.25

A little too fast paced 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, and Violence

Minor: Infertility, Murder, Genocide, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Grief

ametcalf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

bmdavis0721's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Miscarriage

Moderate: Violence and War

rodes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

 This could have been a really good book, but the execution isn’t there. The book reads like a bunch of tropes put together to make a story and not the other way around, which doesn’t make the story as fluid. First, she is told a great secret but barely thinks of it unless she’s being asked questions about it. Then there is a “competition” to marry the king, but there is no event, nothing to make it a competition. Then you have the mysterious enemy that DOESN’T HAVE A FUCKING NAME! 

As for the characters, I did like Arwen and how she interacted with others she felt like a person. The King didn’t feel as developed as Arwen and all of the other characters really were only one dimension. I mean, we could’ve had great side characters, but nope. 

My biggest pet peeve of this book was the names. Every place is named with such a descriptive name that isn’t ridiculous and super repetitive. Cinder Village by the Cinder Mountains, Jade City at the bottom of the Jade Mountains and Mines, “Middle bridge” which is the bridge in the middle of the map. Like really? Also, the use of Hades instead of Hell really bothered me, because to us “Hades” is a god/person, not a place, so it’s weird when they use it to cuss. 

Anyway, this book could’ve been good but no. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, War, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Medical content, Child death, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content