Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna

9 reviews

linhsreadinghour's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

Sound conclusion to a really great YA fantasy series. I think I loved book 1 and 2 the most. I think 3 felt a little distant to the rest of the books because it has been a while since I read the first 2 books. That aside, I think the series overall is such a good diverse YA fantasy series for young readers. 

I think it’s best for older younger readers due to the really big and dark themes the books explored but I think it’s done in a really accessible way for young readers. It’s a great gateway series that would ease them into adult fantasy, exploring themes such as oppression, misogyny, and lgbtq+ rep (great non-binary rep in book 3. 

It’s got all the goodness in fantasy such as sisterhood, quest, found family, animal companion, gods, and a whole lot of cool magic and creatures.

At the heart of the story though, is the classic theme of coming of age and that everyone has a choice in who they become. 

If I review book 3 specifically though, I thought that book 1 and 2 were much better. I remember having more bigger reactions to book 1 and 2. This book I felt like I had to force myself to keep reading near the middle. We’re introduced to some new characters/creatures and information/decisions but ultimately this and the ending felt a little rushed.  I also understand Deka was trying to grapple with her destiny but her emotions were all over the place it seemed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Grief

kshertz's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

The ending of the trilogy! It was time. It took a while to read because I had started to grow weary of more battles and more obstacles. But in the end they pulled it off. It was sad but satisfying and definitely if someone asked for a BIPOC fantasy novel with a badass femme heroine, these three books will be the first recommendation. I’ll miss this found family but look forward to wherever the author goes from here. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Body horror

gwennanwrites's review against another edition

I loved the first two books, they were super engaging and fun to read. This one was kinda boring and I never had one of those moments where you forget your reading. I am going to try listening to it as an audiobook because thats how read the first two. I also read the first two a few years ago so maybe I am remembering them as better than they actually are. ( some o the contentwarnings I added where referenced from the first two books) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, Child death, Murder, Sexism, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, and Torture

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

A wonderful ending to a great series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Religious bigotry

readingelli's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

thenurc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

I'm torn. I really enjoyed the series, the development of the characters, the resolution. But so much violence. To the main characters, by the main characters. There were times when I didn't want to pick the books back up because what were the next horrors they would have? You need to have a certain emotional robustness to read these stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, and Death

lpdx's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Violence, Animal cruelty, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, War, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and Gore

Minor: Alcohol

tiphreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

An exciting , emotional and beautiful conclusion to this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, and Blood

palmkd's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Eternal Ones is the conclusion to the Deathless Trilogy which is another amazing series and also a top favorite this month which I also strongly recommend!
This story was brutal, powerful, and really well done. There is found family, amazing creatures, awesome magic and world building. 
In the OwlCrate author letter for the first book she says she wanted to address the concept of purity and how it’s been used to keep women in their place. That really came through to me and was such a powerful part of the story all the way through. I will definitely be rereading this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Blood, and Grief