Reviews tagging 'War'

Dziewczyna z wieży by Katherine Arden

25 reviews

chloebaboey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, War, and Violence

geminisoul's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I cannot begin to describe how much I love this book. The author has created such depth in her characters and the world. I am honestly sad that I have finished the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, and Sexual assault

kukazashi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: War, Grief, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

bookycnidaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Slavery and Kidnapping

mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

3.5

I didn't enjoy this one as much as Bear and the Nightingale. However, I still liked it and am excited for book 2

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Slavery, Body horror, Pregnancy, Blood, and War

skelleybean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, War, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Pregnancy, Grief, Violence, Misogyny, Body horror, and Alcohol

olivia_piepmeier's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

Like the first book, this is a great winter read - so easy to fall into the world that's also in the midst of winter, and oddly comforting for the bitterness of winter to be relayed in what you're reading. I'm also rather impressed I didn't feel like I was missing anything having read the other book nearly a year ago. Folks that think "winter fairy tale in medieval Russia with some gender commentary" sounds good will dig it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, Child death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical trauma, War, Kidnapping, Slavery, Murder, Gore, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

sas_lk's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

So incredibly good. So close to a 5 star, it just did not give me a 5 star feeling, but I absolutely loved it. Highly recommend this series, can't wait to start the 3rd book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: War, Miscarriage, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Slavery

magicsarah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Violence, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Trafficking, and Animal death

basil_touche's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

I'd say that this is even better than the first book. No word is wasted here, yet it paints such a vivid and clear story of a girl fighting for her freedom in a period that denies her that, while also trying to keep what family she has left in Moscow safe from those who seek to use her to gain power. 

Also learned some things about Medieval Russia, the whole narrative feels very well researched in that regard.

It was also quite neat to see more of the mythical beings of Russian Folklore in this, but I feel that they don't appear as much as in the first novel. However, with this story leaving certain threads unanswered, I feel that the last book of the trilogy will feature more of them while also revealing what has been hidden under the surface the last two books. I eagerly anticipate reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and War

Moderate: Xenophobia, Grief, and Self harm

Minor: Slavery