Reviews tagging 'War'

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

41 reviews

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Medical content, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

Minor: War, Alcohol, and Death of parent

kaitlyng's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and War

Minor: Self harm, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Vomit, and Death of parent

lvjysunday's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

This book is a perfect read for when you're not in the mood for long fantasy series, deep and complex characters and relationships, but instead you just want to read something easy and fun. The characters were loveable, and i especially enjoyed the healthy relationship Tal had with his siblings and family, and the way they all trusted and cared for one another.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and War

nevermoregothic's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Violence and Kidnapping

Moderate: Murder and Torture

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Misogyny, War, Trafficking, and Death

iamkiaraayleen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent, War, and Abandonment

matheo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit

magical_mads's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

This book is fast paced to a fault. I really wanted to enjoy it because I loved the concept, but I guessed the “twist”

One of the characters is a merman

within the first 20 pages. I also liked some aspects of the romance, but again everything was moving so fast it felt like I didn’t have time to actually enjoy their development as characters (if there was any) and how their relationship developed too. 

A light read, but not really something I would read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, War, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent and Death

adonis_march's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful fast-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

4.0

Now, BookTok likes to recommend this as a fluffy wholesome gay love story… while the relationship between Tal and Athlen is very wholesome, well-built, and refreshingly healthy, oh my god no it is not!

In the best way possible, In Deeper Waters is like investigating what the events of Avatar The Last Airbender would be like from the perspective of Zuko’s grandkids. It begins incredibly slow, and the writing style takes a bit to get used to. Especially in the beginning, some of the choices used read a la an above average Wattpad/AO3 fanfic.

HOWEVER, by god was Talisen’s emotional arc incredibly well-written and engaging. There are painfully realistic spirals and turns that could be seen as an extended metaphor for inherited mental illness or personality disorder. The rest of the characters also became hopelessly endearing, overcoming any challenges in prose.

All the pirates were evil though, so points off. (Not really, but again, it was recommended to me as a gay pirate novel and it’s really not about pirates at all).

The ending was going to decide if this came down to a 3/5 or a 4/5 and I can assure you, it stuck the landing. 

While it’s not for the light, fluffy mood that people recommend it, still a fun, enjoyable read once you push through the beginning!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Genocide, Confinement, Death, Grief, Vomit, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Classism, Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, Death of parent, and War

bookhoarderbea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Vomit

Minor: Colonisation, Misogyny, and War

cheye13's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Grief, and War