Reviews tagging 'Death'

Las cenizas y el rey maldito by Carissa Broadbent

152 reviews

scarlett_librarian's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

spookyscary_tay's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief

vanessaedwards1882's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood

milsreads47's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A satisfactory ending to the night born duet.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, Death of parent

Minor: Rape

madalynjoanne's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery

stuffed_with_books's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is one of those books you didn't want to end. The conclusion to this part of the series is satisfying yet leaves enough questions to answer in the future. The world building is expanded upon admirably and Raihn continues to be the man. I also appreciated the development of Vincent, it's rare to see a proper morally gray character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, War

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcohol

j_day's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

juliesleseecke's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

natreadthat's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional 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: Complicated

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The sequel to The Serpent and The Wings of Night did not disappoint, though I didn’t love this one quite as much. 

Our beloved characters are forced to face the ramifications of the wish granted at the end of the deadly, magical Kejari tournament from book one. Lucky for us, we get both Oraya and Raihn’s POV as they find themselves in the middle of the three vampire houses viciously fighting for power.

Broadbent does such a great job of writing multifaceted characters, immersing them into an ever-evolving plot, and showcasing the experience of sifting through conflicting emotions all at once. How human of these vampires! The ending did feel like it dragged on for just a touch too long, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. This was a great last read of 2024! ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent

alissa2023's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Blood

Minor: Torture, War