Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

29 reviews

dyslexicinkdrinker's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I will be reading the next book in this series. I found the twist interesting. It was  lust to maybe love not a lot of romance really. I did like this book over all. I like when there is not a clear path in the romance and where it might go. I also like that it is not clear if we want the main FMC and MMC together. Most first books in the series take me a minute to really get into the book. This book was no different but once I was in it I really hated when I had to put the book down to join the real world again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, and Child abuse

straybutterfly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse

carsons1996's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

This was yet another great launching point for a wonderful new Jennifer Armentrout series. Great suspense and tension and just an overall good style of writing. It follows a similar blueprint to her other series, but I literally do not care because it's just such a unique and interesting take on all the typical fantasy tropes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Confinement and Kidnapping

muffin_mouse's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit

jqui_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

It’s okay, an enjoyable read, average world building and has some spicy scenes. 3 chili peppers 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Gore

Minor: Blood

sallie_ees's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood

jaedee09's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I couldn’t put this story down, but I also couldn’t quite give it 4 stars. I wish the plot had fleshed itself out a little more, and I also wish our FMC had more insight and wasn’t so oblivious. Felt like the ending was rushed, and though I appreciate a good cliffhanger, our questions were left with only half answers. I do love the way JLA writes romance and spice! It was *hot* and I appreciated the dynamic between the FMC and the side characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Physical abuse and Drug abuse

zimmerlemon's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

3.5

Definitely not the best writing lol but addicting for sure

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood

a_acha331's review

adventurous dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.75

While the book's synopsis initially intrigued me, the reading experience left me with a migraine 🙂 The plot had potential but fell short due to a lack of engaging writing, detailed world-building outside the “manor”, and character development. The “supporting cast” felt underdeveloped, barely interacting with the main protagonist or each other. Excluding Claude, who was “boss and CEO”, so she had to interact with him I guess 👁️👄👁️

The pacing was sluggish, with the most engaging” and “exciting” moments reserved for the end. Numerous dialogues and scenes seemed unwarranted, often using verbose explanations to fill pages rather than advancing the story. It's disappointing because the plot was promising. Don't even get me started on the ending 🙄 A cliffhanger when the storyline was finally getting good……Brother eugh!! What do you mean?????? 🤦🏾‍♀️I don't even want to read the next book at this point🧍🏾‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, War, Body horror, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, and Gore

chi__'s review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Alcoholism

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Grief