Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Zatvorska vidarica by Lynette Noni

96 reviews

evebananas's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.75

The first half was pretty good, with all the world building and whatnot. But the whole middle- probably from 40% to 85% through- was boring. The dialogue was so boring and predictable and felt very YA. The last ten percent or so was just an info dump:

jaren is the prince, Naari is his guard, and Kiva has magic to conveniently save Tipp. Oh and wait- she’s actually the rebel queens daughter!! Which makes no sense, because she acted like Tilda was a stranger the entire time.

I’m frustrated with the ending. The whole book felt very very YA and I wasn’t expecting it. Maybe if I were 13 I’d like it better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, and Vomit

hrubelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

THE ENDING WOW. The first half was a little boring ngl but near the end, I couldn't stop reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Addiction

alielaine's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Torture, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

hollyrebecca's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A four elements, trials based fantasy story with a budding romance between the main character and the new prisoner (albeit reluctantly). Or so it seems! I predicted some of the twists in this but

the last page left me shook!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Rape, and Suicide attempt

smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

book_dragon_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and War

this_is_naomimi's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Medical content

Minor: Sexual harassment

sophs_mood_reading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

Kiva the resident healer has survived 10 years at the kingdoms death prison waiting to be saved by her family on the outside or die, whichever comes first. She’s hated by the other prisoners for being the warden’s tool and informant and treated like scum by the guards (so life’s not great). 

When the rebel queen arrives in a state close to death the warden and the prison rebels both demand one thing of her: Keep her alive. 🤦‍♀️
 
So now she must do the impossible, all why trying to figure out what strange deadly stomach sickness is spreading throughout the prison as well as not be too distracted by the new handsome and charming inmate. 

A little slow in parts and I did predict a major plot point fairly early on, I still really enjoyed this start to the trilogy. 

Read if you like:
Found family
Hidden identities 
Slow burn romance 
Elemental magic
High stakes challenges 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

katelynnreads's review against another edition

5.0

That was so EPIC. 10/10. 

“you’re right, you don’t need me fighting your battles. But if you’ll let me, I’d like to be standing beside you as you fight them”

“Our scars define us. They tell a story of courage and survival. They tell of who we are at our deepest being, of the challenges we've faced and overcome”

I devoured this boon on our trip to Canada. It was beautiful & full of horrors at the same time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Grief

kaylaboevers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury