Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Elfenthron by Holly Black

10 reviews

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I thought this was a different way of ending the series. Going into the book, the other two books whilst feeling different were more tied together in their political drama angle of the book. This felt different to as it was less focused on the political aspect, and more on the fantastical areas. This lead to what felt like it went pretty fast read once we got back in the world of Faerie.
Whilst I would have liked more political drama in this book, I think this fantastical view fits much better as anything more political might have felt too much like the second book. I still had a lot of fun with this book and thought it still had solid characters and interactions that drew me into the series to begin with. I could also see how the ending ties into the the spin off series around Oak. I thought it was fun to see. I really liked how everything was wrapped up and it felt like a happy ending but also a realistic one for this world.

I can see why people didn't want to leave this world once they finished the series. It has just been a lot of fun reading and following these characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: War and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content and Infidelity

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

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Deportation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Torture, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

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

becca_w_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Child abuse, Blood, Murder, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Abortion and Excrement

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

raypaws's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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: Death, Murder, Blood, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, War, Alcohol, and Gore

Minor: Abortion, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, and Child abuse

princessrory'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Gore, Medical content, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, and War

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Abortion, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Death of parent

corvicore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

taryn ultimate girlboss 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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

4.5

I’m a little sad the Folk of the Air trilogy is over. Luckily there’s still one more book about the High King of Elfhame for me to read! The Queen of Nothing was another dazzling part of the story and I love how there were so many plot twists to begin with! I could finally go back to not hating certain characters in peace again. Another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5 out of 5 stars) from me!

I do wish we could have seen more from Cardan through this story though. Holly Black could write a whole book about just him interacting with Jude and her family and I’d read it at least twice.

And Jude, I want to be like Jude. Usually you imagine yourself as the main character so you can fall in love with the dashing male protagonist but I’d actually want to be her because she is so cool and brave and strong and cunning. 🗡🐍

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, and War