Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

16 reviews

kukazashi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy, and Violence

neatens's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

📖Queen of Nothing by Holly Black📖

✨Book Review✨

“With you, I am forever undone.”

This is the third book on “The Cruel Prince” series that follows Jude Duarte as the new High Queen of Elfhame. The story is more dangerous and tenacious. The political world was in chaos because of Cardan’s Reign and the prophecy. It was cunning yet I love every detail of it all. The betrayal probably is the most topic of it all. The slow burn sexual tension of Jude and Cardan was so frustrating. I thought there will be more since this was the last one but nothing. I expected so much but I was actually disappointed. But nonetheless, it was still such a great story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Blood, Death, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Violence

aysha_blake's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Murder, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Slavery

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Other than absurd lack of communication leading to totally preventable misunderstandings, this book was PHENOMENAL.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and War

Minor: Torture, Confinement, and Death of parent

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, and Murder

Minor: Xenophobia, Child abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Classism, Pregnancy, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Torture, Abortion, Vomit, and Slavery

molly_love's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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? No

4.75

I loved this book so much, it just took me almost 100 pages before I got really into it, and It might be because I took breaks in between reading but honestly this book was just amazing to read. It was so good that I didn't want to put it down but I also did because I didn't want to finish the book and the world, their characters and lives to all be over. But eventually I just sat down and read just over two hundred pages in one day cause that's how into the book I was. 

I would recommend reading the first two book first (obviously) to understand this book but I thoroughly enjoyed the writing, the character devolvement and the revel of traitors and the exciting but very welcomed twist and turns that were around every corner. I loved this book to bits and I would have given it 5 stars, but it just took me a while to fully get into it, but I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who will listen to me talk about it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, and Death

Minor: Rape, Slavery, Alcohol, Misogyny, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Torture

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

After reading the first two books and rating them both five stars I was nervous this one would not hold up. While it was not my favorite of the trilogy it definitely held up and was an excellent conclusion to all of the story set up in the first two books. I had no lingering questions, and while I would always want more time with these characters I think it ended perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, War, Grief, Animal death, Child abuse, and Violence

Minor: Sexism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Kidnapping, War, Sexual content, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Torture

claire_fitzgibbon13's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved it so much. Cardan and Jude are so perfect for each other. His character development is so good and she is so badass. They are such the power couple. Fuck Madoc though. I’m glad Locke is dead. The Bomb and the Roach are so cute together, I’m glad he’s okay, and I hope in the future Taran and The  Ghost end up together. Really good action and twists. And i love that in the end everything made sense. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content and Slavery

Minor: Death of parent

lilyane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, War, Violence, Kidnapping, Torture, and Slavery

Minor: Pregnancy