Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

65 reviews

maryjames's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Rape

therobinjoyce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I’m dead. How do I even start any other book after this one? This series has been incredible so far with the love triangles, the fantasy landscape, and the cast of wonderful characters, but this last book has truly ended the series with a bang.

So many twists and turns, a slightly slow start but once it picks up it is pretty much non-stop until the end. Tears were shed, books were *almost* thrown at walls, squeals were heard near-constantly while reading, and my face looked pretty much like this →

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Animal death, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Kidnapping, Violence, Gun violence, Gore, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Torture, and Genocide

gayghostprince's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Death of parent, and Body horror

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

tiemzahra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I’ve accidentally known the ending of this trilogy, couldn’t accept it at first but then, I’ve decided that it’s fitting.

My feelings wavered. I despised the Darkling then I pitied him, intensely. Especially of his side of view, to be

seen as a tool, and not a literal human being? Heartbreaking. He just didn't have a good role model growing up, and shaped him into what he is in the current timeline.

This book also changed my opinion on Mal.

He's still that annoying, insecure, and in my honest opinion, he pulled Alina back from the many opportunities she should be having, but then again, knowing what he really is for Alina is satisfying.

Fun read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Moderate: Genocide and War

Minor: Confinement

kitza2000's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

This book broke my heart into so many pieces, I loved the series with all my heart and gave me strong characters I will always be able to relate to and made me believe that one person can change the world, but they cannot do it alone.
I don’t understand the hate that this series, I hold it very dear in my heart, and genuinely didn’t want it to end 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Genocide, Torture, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol