Reviews tagging 'Violence'

One For My Enemy by Olivie Blake

26 reviews

takarakei's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

I would burn down the world for this love

Romeo & Juliet modern retelling with rival witch families. 
Olivie Blake certainly knows how to write characters with depth and how to rip your heart out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

midnightrose_reads's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A magical contemporary fantasy set in New York City about witches caught up in a Romeo and Juliet-esque conflict. This is definitely a weird story (particularly towards the end), but I enjoyed the ride and Olivie’s beautiful writing. For fans of V.E Schwab’s books and Kat Howard’s The Unseen World duology.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Sexual content

itspurpleflower's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I was a bit hesitant because I’m admittedly not the biggest fan of The Atlas Six but I have to say I liked this one more. At times the plot feels a bit too convoluted for my taste and I don’t think every romance scene needs to be presented as the most epic of moments but overall a solid read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Drug abuse

katieduffy151's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

Extremely well written book that brings the magic elements into the fold very seamlessly. Strikes a very deft balance between emotion, plot development and character development. Parts of the story were difficult to tie together as there were many threads in play all at once. Although it's an excellent book, the Atlas Six remains the superior Blake novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Violence

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

olivie blake you will always be famous 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Misogyny