Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Shadow Wand by Laurie Forest

6 reviews

melchncookies's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Animal death, Sexism, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Murder, War, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Misogyny

kat_rowlen's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

4.25

Very gripping story line the series is just slow paced. The author over describes things, but I like that in a story. I love the world building in this series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Classism, Murder, Sexism, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Torture, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault

instalovewithbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book. 
Every time I thought things would be getting better they *kept* getting worst. Y'all. I need a palate cleanser for like 2-3 books until I can throw myself into The Demon Tide. It wasn't because it was bad, it was just stressor and emotions the entire time and as the audiobook is basically 20 hours, it was just a LOT. 😂.

There is multiple POVs because basically the entire gang is far apart. It was interesting to see what was happening with everyone (though I didn't hear from the lupins... I wonder what's going on with that). 

Anyways, read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Genocide and Deportation

maddie_rae_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Um, WHAT?! Knowing how book 2 ends, there was a lot of ground to cover, and there are still plenty of questions needing to be answered in book 4! 

Elloren has been dealt blow after life-changing blow as the world quickly shifts around her. What is her power? What does it mean? Who is on her side? Can she win? 

I love seeing how Elloren has grown through this series. She’s capable yet questions her abilities. Something I think we can all relate to in some level. She may not be politically minded, but she has a huge heart that yearns for peace and freedom for all. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Murder, and Cursing

vonny3492's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Racism, Genocide, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, Sexism, Sexual content, War, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Colonisation, and Death

mypatronusisajedi's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Child death, Classism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and War