Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Frost Queen's Blade by Meg Smitherman

5 reviews

charlereads's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

3.0

ok look, the plot sucked. but you know what? it was fun. 3 stars. would’ve been higher except for the “unplowed pussy” line.

oh also note trigger warning for blood play.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and War

libby_i_guess's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I think she has a lot of promise as a writer, but this feels like maybe a second draft.  bunch of it could have been fleshed out more, it could have been way longer or even two books. The ending was built up so well only for it to feel like she got bored with it and just gave up. Also, would love a trigger warning for the

knife play/blood kink

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, Death, Sexual content, and Slavery

fairy_gold's review

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery and Animal death

aklovekorn's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

hrtlss_grl's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

This book was one I couldn't put down. It definitely got me out of a slump. And while I feel like technically it was a little obvious in its "twists" it was not supposed to be some kind of over the top Machaivellian masterpiece. It was exactly what I think it was meant to be: fun, inspiring, fantastical, romantic and a little bit smutty. It got me out of a slump and into a frenzy. I was laughing, smirking, smacking my forehead and groaning in disbelief. My family is convinced I'm crazy, but this book was just that good. 
Elma was fantastic and while Rune outshown her on occasion, she flew high on her own, kicked butt and saved the day. We gotta love a woman who knows what she wants, and while it takes her a little bit to figure it out, when she does, she takes it. 
Something that I really enjoyed was what felt like an accurate (to my experience with mental health) depiction of depression, lonelines, and suicidal thoughts. I am so glad that the author was thoughtful enough to include a trigger warnings section in her book. It helped me mentally prepare.
Overall, I loved this. It will easily be in my top 5 favourites for a long while. 
5 🌟 (stars)
3 🌶 (spicy peppers)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Abandonment, Classism, Blood, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, War, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Slavery, Domestic abuse, and Blood