Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

38 reviews

tabea1409's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Death, Animal death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Slavery, Violence, War, and Death of parent

fluffy_comet's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

It just fell flat at the end.

The forced marriage plot

was deeply frustrating, and the fact that all these two has to do was COMMUNICATE THE BAREST AMOUNT to avoid

another deadly war

was kind of infuriating at the end. The writer's grammar leaves much to be desired and I swear to God if she does the triplicate thing over (and over and over) in the next book I *will* DNF it. Loopholes and editing problems abound: you're telling me a 20 year old living in vampire territory isn't worried about her period? Also certain sentences/descriptions are repeated in the book in difficult situations, ie: he pissed himself, bleeding is bad, etc. 

Enjoyable read though, but it was very much a "kinda want to see what happens" vibe that drew me to ordering the next book, not a "I need to know what happens NOW".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Classism, Ableism, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Trafficking

bookwyrm25's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Very few books leave me staring into oblivion for a time after finishing it, just trying to absorb all of the insane things that just happened. I’m flabbergasted and shook, and lord almighty, do I have mixed emotions on the ending in regards to how many emotions I’m feeling all at once here.  The middle was a bit slow, but I enjoyed the building of their initial relationship and the slower evolution of it. The plot twists were insane. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

stacym's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

r3ader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

The ending?!?? Oh. My. God. Not sure if the ending was brilliant or ruined everything?!?? 
This book was awesome. Like TRULY awesome. I recommend it to EVERYONE who loves romantasy (just as much as me). 
This is one of these few books you read, that seem like they change the way you see the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Hate crime, Rape, Torture, War, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, and Slavery

booknerdcoco's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious sad 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

4.25

It's been a while since I've read a vampire novel. And this did not disappoint. I listened to it on audiobook, and though I prefer to read, I felt like the narrators added to the story.

The plot twist at the end was unexpected, and my heart broke for the FMC.

But the build-up I thought was good.

My only frustration was that I struggled to keep track of some of the less prominent characters that turned out to be significant in the end. This somewhat interrupted the flow of the story for me.

Spice 2.5/5
Plot 4.75
Book boyfriend: This is difficult because of the plot twist, but the for the most part 90% maybe a 3.5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

sbordo's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Blood

Moderate: War, Violence, Racism, Murder, Death of parent, Death, and Cursing

Minor: Gaslighting, Grief, Genocide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Classism, Child abuse, and Alcohol

bookfulthoughts's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I’M IN DENIAL! ❤️‍🩹😩

“This was the stare of a creature who understood she was confronting death itself, and still chose to spit in its face.“

Badass FL! This story felt unique and captivating. I love the description of the world and the role all the characters have to play in the movement of it. I felt captivated from the very beginning. I loved how each character developed as the book progressed. The pacing was great! It gave enough time for things to unfold exactly how they should. It didn’t feel rushed to me. THIS IS QUALITY STUFF! 

THAT TWIST ALMOST BROKE MY SPINE! I had vertigo the last 100 pages 🫨! I finished and stared at the wall for at least 10 minutes. The only thing I took points off for was the fact that I wanted to hear more about the build up behind the scenes with Vincent. I felt like that would have been the cherry on top! It would have set the stage for…. Anyways I loved it and I’m running to the next book 🏃🏾‍♀️💨. 

Vincent 😩🤧!!!!!!!! Raihn 🤬😭😰🤧!!!!!! I did not see that sh*t coming! I was running around my room T R A U M A T I Z E D! Oraya 😭 I- I have no words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Classism, Sexual content, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

purplexwidow's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

I drank this up. Love the action, the new take on vampires (now with WINGS!) and complicated relationship between Oraya and her father. Slow-burn romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: War and Classism

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Murder, Torture, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Hate crime, Bullying, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Classism, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Trafficking and Slavery