Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Book of Night by Holly Black

115 reviews

starlesscircus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Blood, and Stalking

cutie314's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

First two chapters were pretty rough  but once I got through them I got through the entire book in just a couple of hours. If you like the main character (who likes to choose the worst possible solution to every problem), you'll probably like the book. If you don't, then you won't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Addiction

Also, I can't find a relevant tag, but there are multiple scenes where a character's body is possessed/controlled by another character.

silver_violet's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

claudiashelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-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

❝ The universe belongs to the curious. ❞

*take a deep breath* I expected lots of fortes when I took the yields of this book just because I enjoyed Holly Black’s previous books. Plus, the concept of this book sounds promising, not going to lie. —Where shadows can work magic, but only for those who have the ability to awaken, or hasten, their shadows— But, since this book is about Holly Black’s first adult debut, I can tell the worldbuilding was a bit difficult to follow. I mean, some aspects sound pretty much disconnected. Not in the usual romantic sense, but rather in a darker, more gothic one, which is what I found more enjoyable, this book was also more romantic than I had anticipated. All things considered, a fantastic read with fantasy, romance, and mystery components.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

stellabombella's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder

moon_lit_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Self harm

thiasgomez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

bookish_hollyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.25

It’s a really interesting story, especially lore wise. The plot twist is exceptional. I just found the writing a bit clunky, it didn’t flow nicely for me. I also do have a hard time with moral bankrupt main characters, so if you also hate that I wouldn’t suggest. 

Low Fantasy, Romance Subplot, 1/2 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

magdalenahai's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

Oikein mainio urbaanin fantasian pläjäys. Viihdyttävä tarina, jonka spefielementti oli tarpeeksi omaperäinen. Päähenkilön neuroepätyypillisyys(?) oli kuvattu uskottavasti ja sopi hahmon elämänkaareen (lähes syrjäytyminen, impulsiivisuus, huonot valinnat). Pahis oli ällöttävä tyyppi ja väkivallan uhkaa käytettiin tarinassa taitavasti luomaan lukijalle pelkoa päähenkilön selviytymisestä. Ainoa, mikä harmitti, oli se, että

tajusin ekoista vihjeistä lopun suuren käänteen (Vince=Red). Ei pilannut lukukokemusta, mutta jäi mietityttämään, miten paljon antoisampi käänne olisi ollut, jos sen olisi tajunnut pikkuhiljaa tai vasta sen paljastuessa.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder