Reviews tagging 'War'

The Rose & the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh

7 reviews

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

The Rose & the Dagger was a beautiful conclusion to Renée Ahdieh’s debut series. It took the lush world we were introduced to in the first book, and brings it even more to life.

I think this book did a better job of fleshing out the characters. I felt a lot more connected to the cast, and believed their motivations more strongly.

One thing I didn’t fully understand was how magic works, and I don’t understand it because it isn’t explained. This is a historical fantasy romance series, and while I felt the history and romance quite strongly I was missing the fantasy elements.

Even nearly ten years after publication this duology stands up quite well, and it was definitely worth the read. 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: War and Death

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

picaresquedreamer's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, and Death

sarah_royal04's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Violence, Death, and Blood

celery's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

britgirlreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, War, Violence, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

chattycali's review against another edition

It was boring. Felt like the story didn’t need a sequel. It all could’ve been wrapped up with a nice bow after the first story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War