Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones

13 reviews

kiwij96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I am a sucker for stories with Cymraeg in them and those which are based on welsh folk tales such as this one. Seeing my country's language and cultural tales in a book is always an amazing feeling.

Six of Crows meets Welsh folk tales in this short YA standalone. The last water diviner is on a quest to overthrow the Prince with a group of misfits: a thief, a spy, a scholar, a soldier, a ring-fighter, and a corgi who loves cheese. I mean really, what is ther not to like?

Some parts of the story do feel like they go on a bit but overall the story was well-paced with some great characters and some great twists.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism and Vomit

j_emerson18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

OH. MY. GOD. This book is everything to me. The connections to the previous book was unmatched. Emily Lloyd Jones stands as my top three favorite author. She's phenomenal. The characters drive me crazy and have me so invested in their well being. The banter is top tier. Dear God this was such an amazing read. So incredibly invested in this fictional universe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Child death, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol and Abandonment

amy_reading_23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

This was a fun book. It was refreshing to read a fantasy based off of Welsh mythology. I actually really liked the protagonist and thought she was cool. There were a few twists I didn't expect. I would have liked to have gone more into the lore and world of the fey and feel like the plot probably could have slowed down for that. But it was an enjoyable fast read. 

I really liked the ex girlfriend character at first but then felt she got a little wet and not as cool as she originally was which is a shame. It would have been possible to make her both care and be badass. I feel like more time could have been spent on this character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, War, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I can’t believe Emily Lloyd-Jones brought Mer back to life just to kill her and Fane again in The Bone Houses like 5 seconds later 😭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

leonormsousa's review

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child death, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Blood, and Violence

teaclockwitch's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Child death

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

Just not feeling it right now, plus I have other books I need to get to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Torture, and Violence

booksthatburn's review against another edition

This feels similar to THE BONE HOUSES in many of the ways that made it just okay for me. In particular I find myself disliking the animal companion, this time it’s a Corgi. I want the guy to be broody instead of just quiet, I have very little sense of what anyone thinks, and I’m just not having a good time, so I’m stopping.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Torture

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Animal cruelty

habitualrereader's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

caidyn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

While I didn't love this as much as The Bone Houses, this was still a magical, Welsh-inspired tale. I really enjoyed the three main characters. Their backgrounds felt deep without them being explored in a ton of depth. Overall, a very good read that's just a little bit creepy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death