Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

89 reviews

vireya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

If I could rate this book any higher I would. It’s absolutely incredible. I haven’t read anything like it in recent publication. 100% worth the read. I listened to the audiobook and plan to go out and get the physical copy for my shelf as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and War

ladygetslit's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

You had me at magical typewriters 😍

The only reason I’m docking this 1/4 star is because I just have so many questions I want answered. Who are these gods really, and why are they actually mad at each other? How do these typewriters actually work? And

where tf is Roman at the end of the book???

I guess I will have to wait for my library hold on Ruthless Vows to come through so I can find out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Medical content, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual content

thewildeausten's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, War, Gore, and Death of parent

ourvelvetscars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and War

jackiegual's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Violence, War, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Medical content, and Death

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Death of parent, Grief, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Suicide

sha's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Violence, Gore, War, and Gun violence

creolelitbelle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one novel I believe fully lives up to its hype. Its premise reminded me of the movies "You've Got Mail" & "The Lake House" but set during a world with powerful gods & a WWI type conflict. Magical correspondence lured me in, and I'm very glad I read the book.

The mythology is spelled out well over the course of the first two-thirds of the novel, which is important to me with a story that includes gods the author created. The settings have their own names unique to the world, but the vibes feel very European/British. Iris & Roman captured my heart early on individually. I loved reading their letters and getting to know their messy lives and complicated families. Each has dreams I can relate to, and that caused me to root for them even more strongly. My emotions were raw as I read on a rollercoaster of happy, anxious, confused, distraught, excited (bounding between those and more feelings)...I'm hanging on curious threads, as I await getting my hands on the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Classism

Minor: Sexual content

jillyjills's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The beginning was the best part. The middle and end felt rushed. The romance didn’t feel earned. I don’t usually read war stories and it was too sad for my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Gore and Injury/Injury detail

boyname's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, and Genocide

Moderate: Gore and Alcoholism

Minor: Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood