Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Crystal Crowned by Elise Kova

5 reviews

lisashelves's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent

morriganlefaye's review

dark funny 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

4.0

These characters had to fight very hard for their happy ever after. 
In the end, it was a bit much pain and suffering for me, but it made the ending that much sweeter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

I really liked how this book series ended, I thought it was done in a pretty consistent way of the whole world 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

blue_dip's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I really wish I hadn't read this book. Somehow I could stand it up til the last 100 pages. I literally thought I was going to DNF right then and there. I sifted through to the end and the epilogue, but even with closure, this book sadly left a foul taste in my mouth.

divine intervention? Are you seriously playing that card? And bonding through a wall, while sure, vhalla got the military prowess from her previous bond, she didn't half turn into him, and he didn't have the ability to poke into her mind while she noticed. I think it's a weak way to give Victor any advantages, and a poor way to work in more exposition.

I felt like I joined the Fanclub when these books were still romance driven, with a war in the background, but Elise decided to put the war very much in the foreground in this book, and it was not at all the type of romance I needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Miscarriage

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and War

bailey1196's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury