Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

196 reviews

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Hate crime

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Vomit, Ableism, and War

ericasbookshelves's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

jamielianne's review against another edition

I might pick this up again later, but I just can't connect with the characters or the plot. Ava Reid also is very descriptive writer, so it feels a lot longer than it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

city_girl_writer's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a really good fantasy debut from Ava Reid. A story about religion, tradition, and identity with a slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance steeped in history and Jewish mythology. Reid's writing is more grounded here than A Study in Drowning (my first work by them), so I would recommend this book to non-flowery writing fantasy readers. I got lost a little bit towards the end, but more of a me-problem than a book-problem in my honest opinion. Nonetheless, I am glad I read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent, Self harm, Animal death, and Antisemitism

Minor: War and Sexual content

lenelchlein's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Animal death

the__allovee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Religious bigotry

myranda_the_bookwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.25

If I was rating this book by the last third, maybe even the last half, it would definitely have scored higher. The pacing of the book felt uneven, however, with the first half being a slog with just enough potential to keep me from consigning to the DNF pile (that is, it came close enough this was a second attempt, as I'd started and put it aside after about a third more than a year ago). Part of the issue is that things felt-more heavy handed and repetitive in trying to show the world-building and character development, to the point where I was essentially going, "I get it already, move the story on!" and some of the buildup didn't lead to the payoff expected of it as a result. Still, I gave the book a second chance and I will give the author another chance, as there is definitely that sparkle of potential in this book and the author's writing, that perhaps a different editor or a little more time might serve better.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Antisemitism, Violence, and Xenophobia

grrrcait's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Animal death, Murder, Colonisation, Violence, Self harm, Gore, Bullying, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Lesbophobia

antonya'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? Yes

3.75

Slow first half, fast second half. Second half is very much a fever dream.

The villain was absurdly evil with little to no backing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Self harm, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death and Blood

Minor: Bullying

laurapalmertm's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Self harm, Death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Vomit, and Torture