Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

29 reviews

tahsintries's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Child death, Hate crime, and Misogyny

bookedandbusy's review

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

I loved this book! Such a great new fantasy series and I can’t wait for the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

tea_rea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Child death and Sexism

Minor: War, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

queen_melliott's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, War, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Murder, Cursing, Hate crime, Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Blood, Classism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse

Minor: Child death

abiofpellinor's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Death

Moderate: Blood

stormywolf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

 I'm obviously no stranger to Mafi's works, having made my way through her entire 11-part Shatter Me series. But upon finishing the last installment last fall, I noticed a 2-chapter preview of her upcoming fantasy work, This Woven Kingdom, and decided to try it. Having also read through her fantasy books, Furthermore & Whichwood, I knew she'd dabbled in the genre before, but I was interested to see what track she'd take with fantasy, romance, and YA. Needless to say, I was immediately hooked, and was then forced to eagerly await the book's release. A secret queen of a magical people, forced to hide her identity in squalor and servitude, tormented by whispers from the devil, and unknowingly headed toward a forbidden romance—what more could I ask for?

Read my full review at The Wolf's Den

Overall, this book utterly enchanted me. From its intelligent and passionate main characters, its magical yet logical world, and its promise of even more political intrigue and supernatural twists, this story is absolutely full of things to love and become obsessed by. I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in non-European-based fantasy, strong (and memorable) female characters, or a flirty forbidden romance. I'm very curious to know more, both about the characters and story to come, and about its inspiration, as the summary posits, from Persian mythology, and I know I'm not alone. But until the next book decides to magically appear, I'll have to find another series to tide me over. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Child death and Genocide

maple_dove's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

The ending 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Grief, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gore and Violence

Minor: Sexual content