Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

8 reviews

luna_lovelace's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Have you ever gotten upset with yourself for not reading a book sooner that's just been sitting on your TBR pile? I shouldn't have waited this long to read this vampire enemies-to-lovers romance; it was so good! The plot just got thicker the more you read on. I did not expect the book to end the way it did and now I can't wait to read the next book in the series. 
Adrian

was in love with her from the very beginning and he waited so patiently to have her come around.

He has a soft spot but only for her, which is absolutely endearing. 
I love that Isolde is a warrior and can take care of herself.

I enjoyed the scenes where she was capable of surviving and protecting herself, having a strong female character just hits differently.

 
The author did such a great job at making my blood boil every time Safira came up, props to her for making me dislike a character so much.

She got away with a lot, that bed scene though was chef's kiss. I am just glad Isolde had girlfriends who cared for her and didn't go after her man.

It's so sad when you find out why she's afraid of being near fire, it made me teary! 
Overall, I think this book has a great mix of plot and character development which made me enjoy this book from the beginning, middle, and end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, War, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing

sailorsardonyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, and Slavery

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault

_bailey_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

I really liked this book. The main character is a badass. She’s very powerful and cool. I also really liked the love interest Adrian. He was a good “villain” that you end up totally falling in love with. I thought the twists were really good and the plot progressed nicely!

this book ends in a cliffhanger </ spoiler> 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Sexual content, Death, and Violence

karapillar's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Genocide, Murder, Death of parent, Sexual content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Grief, and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Racism, Stalking, Vomit, War, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Infidelity, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Torture, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

csmall73's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.75

I was definitely not prepared for the sex content. While not far from reality for someone who is dealing with everything that Isolde is it was quite prevalent throughout. There is a lot of trauma, mystery, blood and violence. Not for the light of heart. Isolde is quite reactive, stabby and arrogant at times. Adrian is cold collected and logical unless it involves her then he submits almost without hesitation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Death, War, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Miscarriage, Animal death, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, and Gore

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

I really wanted to include a specific quote in my review for this book, but I'm having trouble finding it and I'm an impatient bitch, so we're just not including it.

Maybe I'm just really into trashy romance novels recently but I fucking loved this book. It feels like this is what a condensed version of JLA's From Blood and Ash would have been without

Casteel's deception plot

. I love that series so it makes sense I would love this too.

It was interesting coming to this after having read A Touch of Darkness because the writing style was so much different and engaging. To me it seems like Scarlett St. Clair really found her voice in this story, and I can't wait to read the second one in December!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Animal death, Genocide, Sexism, Medical content, Misogyny, Grief, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Vomit, Racism, Slavery, Alcohol, and Infidelity

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Murder, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny and Vomit

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious 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

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, War, Vomit, and Torture

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Domestic abuse