Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

9 reviews

erinkellyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.25

Continuing from the first book in this duology, I am again conflicted in my review. I did get more about the gods and Vincent/Oraya's past, which is what I was looking for, but... this dragged. I just never felt the chemistry between Raihn & Oraya and so when they were fighting over what Raihn did (which - valid, girl, I don't know if I could be in the same room with him after that in the beginning) I wasn't super rooting for them to get back together. I found myself skimming pages to get to the good parts. The ending was, in some ways, expected and, in others, unsatisfying. Now the question becomes - do I do what I did to myself with the Hades/Persephone series and push to read the rest in this world to see if it gets better or do I cut my losses on this series? Time will tell. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, War, Child death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Slavery, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Child abuse, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Body shaming, Colonisation, Classism, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

libbyb1437's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book. Fast paced. Lots of tense and drama. Reveals about past and present. And lots of set up for the future. I’m a fan of the MMC and FMC. I like their chosen family and how the story evolves. The gods are kinda confusing and I wish I had reread Book 1 before starting this, but still a good series and read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Rape

wildflower_magic'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Cursing, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Violence, War, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, and Classism

katarinaa_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent and Slavery

Minor: Vomit, Child death, and Rape

emilywemily6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this book and found that it has a lot of things that I love- complex and messy characters that are so relatable and lovable, intriguing world building and political intrigue, exploration of grief, etc. I think vampires are just not quite for me. I loved seeing the progression of Oraya’s reconciliation with her past and Oraya and Raihn’s relationship after what happened in the first book- it was dynamic and flawed and heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. And the spice 🥵 I’m not usually a fan of messy relationships but I enjoyed this one. I loved the twists at the end and look forward to hearing more stories about the white pantheon of gods if the author delves further that way. This book is just too long though, so I am more happy to be done reading it that I was reading it, if that makes sense. I would read more from this author, but I probably wouldn’t seek out her books unless they were significantly shorter than 600 pages. I look forward to the novella set in this world!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Murder, Sexual content, War, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

hannahp95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Grief, Death, Slavery, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Cursing, and Vomit

emilymax21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Did not grab my attention as well as book 1, but still absolutely amazing. It was just a little slow at times, and a little too long. With the length it was, I felt like we should’ve been able to dive more deeply into a few of the plot points. But overall between book 1 and two the world building and character development is truly amazing. 

I loved Reading Oraya processing her trauma and complicated relationship with both her father and raihn 

I loved that not every decision she makes is smart or successful, it makes the characters feel more Real 

 

I do wish this was a  trilogy not a duet, so we could get more info on some of the plot points, but at the same time I think those topics should’ve been explored in this book as I do think the ending was fitting for these characters

 I am excited to see what new characters come out of this world  in future novels 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit and Emotional abuse

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, Slavery, Death, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, War, Child abuse, Self harm, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

krisalexcole's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Gore, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Excrement

Minor: Child death, Slavery, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

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