Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Frostnacht by John Gwynne

24 reviews

worm_on_the_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Solid book. The beginning felt like Gwynne wasn’t quite sure where he wanted to go with it, but got better as the story unfolded.
The writing, however was definitely more developed from the second book, and I enjoyed and found it a little easier to read.
Overall pretty good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Slavery, Blood, and Death

zeroschatz's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Slavery, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, and Blood

sinaprst's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

How dare you John Gwynne? 
If I do not find Orka alive and well in the third book I will riot! That is a promise!

recommended reading ambience: https://youtu.be/yTgNmVOIifI?si=8LOiTm2aVuT_d8TR

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Sexual content and Rape

orvillefartenbacher's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

HOW am I supposed to wait until OCTOBER

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death, Violence, War, Death of parent, and Slavery

i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense

• 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

4.5

I enjoyed this much more than the first one. Although it still somewhat struggles with the issue of there being many characters with little differentiation, it's not as bad as it was in the first one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Sexual content, and Slavery

Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

tjhusband's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Slavery

plume_de_renarde's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Trafficking

Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

hobbit_at_heart's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gore, Death, and Blood

Minor: Slavery

farmpaws's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

The saga continues in a brilliant way! I loved every inch of this. The way Gwynne can put such a vast world onto paper is a lesson every writer can learn from. I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so immersed in a story, but Gwynne picks you up and puts you right there; sitting on a sea chest with an oar in your hand and the sea spray in your face. Every character and POV is interesting, the way they intertwine shocked and delighted me. I can’t wait for more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Slavery, and Torture

avhenne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Slavery