Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

29 reviews

callistag1's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, War, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Classism, and Pregnancy

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

I read the Dance of Thieves Duology first (I am a Virgo, I like to do things *in order* so I can catch the Easter eggs in the spinoff series, so I am actually annoyed that I didn’t read this first🫠). PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SOMEONE PUT “A SPINOFF SERIES FROM <insert series>” so I don’t make this mistake again. Yes, it’s all about me, cry about it 😂

Overall, this is a romantasy with a bit of a love triangle, and the worldbuilding is pretty loose/soft. It’s a heavier focus on the character exploration and romance. The “cliffhanger”? Ummm idk yall, I saw that coming haha. 

I will continue the series because I am mostly a completist as long as books don’t feel harmful, but let it be known that I enjoyed Dance of Thieves a lot more (so far). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

kelly_sch29's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, War, Violence, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, and Grief

ali_k0's review against another edition

"woe is me I don't have powers"

"anyways anyone else hear those voices that often appear right before something important?"

Girly got kidnapped and keeps thinking about how attractive her kidnapper is. This could be overlooked, if not for the fact that they had the chemistry of salt and a snail. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

Moderate: Death, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

caelfind's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence

whatbeccareadnext's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

This was a decent start to the series, I'm interested to see where this will go, but I wasn't as gripped as I thought I would be. This felt like more of an introduction to the characters, and I think the real action will likely start now that we've gotten to know them a bit better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Violence, Classism, Animal death, and Sexual assault

kristiacole's review

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.5

Man this book was good! A little slow at times, but overall it was very exciting and it really ended with a punch that made me want to read the next one. And I was very cleverly "deceived" by the author regarding some of the characters just as Lia was. An amazing book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death

lindseyhall44's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I had planned on reading this book as an introduction to the world of Dance of Theives, but ended up really enjoying it. Lia is such a strong willed and remarkable protagonist. I’m very excited to see what the next installment brings 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, War, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexism, Grief, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Police brutality, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual violence, and Rape

Minor: Blood and Vomit

kemikemi's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

there came a point in the book where i flat out froze in horror and then went and re-read majority of the book from the start, and i still cant tell if i was an idiot who missed all the signs or just intentionally misled. either way it ended up increasing my positive feelings towards the book by 50%

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Grief, Blood, Confinement, and Murder