Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Wiedźmi król by H.E. Edgmon

38 reviews

nightshaderoots's review against another edition

adventurous 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

It was a fun book. The world building was something different from what we seen and there are similarities to the real world that tie in nicely. The characters feel lived in and I love how the author describes each and every one of them. Even the characters that aren't ment to be likeable they have a charm to them that makes you want to learn more about them. I usually don't like the main characters of my books and this was not an exception but even though I wasn't a fan of his personality I still understood him. The way he interacts with those around him feels so lived in that I really enjoyed how their relationships developed. What really makes thus book a high rating is also the different kinds of love displayed. From romantic to platonic to love between family or pets it is everywhere in the book. That and the fact that the author put trigger warnings in the beginning shows how much thought and care was put into this book. Can't wait to read the second one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Transphobia, Abandonment, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Deadnaming, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

hazel_oat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Abandonment, Classism, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Gore, Deadnaming, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: War, Hate crime, and Genocide

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love Wyatt as a narrator. He is so funny.

Book 10 for the
#TransRightsReadathon2024

CW: Wyatt is a vomiter 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Stalking, Vomit, Classism, Excrement, Grief, Homophobia, Bullying, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Colonisation, Gore, War, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Racial slurs and Drug use

asahome's review against another edition

3.5

Two people struggle with the balance of power their relationship has been built on. They must decide how they will allow the expectations of others to determine their course.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Classism, Deadnaming, Racism, and Colonisation

Minor: Sexual assault, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Sexual content

mihrreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

Wyatt is a very complicated and traumatized character, but he feels very real and very human, and probably pretty relatable to a lot of readers.  His decisions, though self-sabotaging, are understandable and propel the plot forward without being frustrating or irritating.  The supporting cast is good.  The antagonists felt realistic and threatening for most of the book, up until the end, where they suddenly felt caricatured (one of them goes on a classic villain How I Did It monologue, which, while helpful for understanding the behind-the-scenes machinations that lead up to the twist, felt like the author turning to the readers and saying "here's a bunch of information I couldn't figure out how to get into the book any other way, enjoy the monologue," and I didn't care for it too much).

The story ends with a clear segue into a sequel, but enough of the book-one-specific plot threads wrapped up that it doesn't feel incomplete or like a cop out. I'll definitely read the sequel when I can get my hands on it.

Dani Martineck is an excellent narrator!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse

simplyammee's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Suicide, Cursing, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, Grief, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Xenophobia, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Blood

Check the tw!! The deadnaming & misgendering in this book are done very compassionately

abarnakwn_ourcolourfulpages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Child abuse, Slavery, Outing, Miscarriage, and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual content

choicepotatoes_yetagain's review against another edition

funny 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

2.25

2.25 - not for me
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i wanted so badly to like this book, but it was not for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Vomit

bookishchef's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

3.25

I wanted to love this so much. 
And part of me does. The characters were great, I loved the representation and I thought Wyatt was a really enjoyable narrator. The writing style was good too...

But the plot was all over the place. The pacing was inconsistent. And the story couldn't seem to focus on literally anything. To the extent that the main plot point of this book doesn't get a resolution by the end. 

I thought Wyatt acted a bit old for his age too. A 17 year old with multiple years of sexual experience and sexual partners? Like... it isn't impossible and I guess some teenagers do mess around a lot but idk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Gore, Death, Death of parent, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Drug use and Transphobia

Minor: Vomit, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Dysphoria

mxemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

This book was enjoyable in some ways, but suffers from a whole lot of tonal dissonance. It felt like every couple of pages we swung from fluffy fanfic romance (there was only one bed!) to horrifying gore and betrayal. The writing itself is beautiful, but I think cutting a few lines and a couple plot-twists would have made the story flow more smoothly and strengthened the book as a whole. They may be setting up the sequel, but the ending felt rather abrupt because of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Racism, Gore, and Hate crime

Moderate: Body horror, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, War, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

Minor: Pregnancy, Dysphoria, and Deadnaming