Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Lover Arisen by J.R. Ward

4 reviews

cluckieduck's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

Ay yi yi, what has this series turned into?!?

Many will agree that there's been an obvious dip in quality from the OG group of 6, but I've enjoyed a number of the in-between books with the ever-expanding cast of characters and, yes, I did enjoy a handful of snippets from this latest one but it's just becoming too much - too many pop culture references, too many POVs (seriously, there were 9 here), too much exposition (and non-pertinent stuff - where was the backstory on Balthazar? We learn absolutely nothing about him), too many CW: 

rape scenes

  rather than love scenes.

I'm really only sticking this out for Lassiter's book, because he's been done dirty at this point and deserves a character resuscitation from what he's been made into.

Disappointingly, it's just a whole lot of nothing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Cursing, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Drug use, Death, Blood, and Alcohol

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Rape

brennaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I really feel like the series jumped the shark a few books ago. I'll read the next book, which is Lassiter's, but I'll stop after that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Stalking and Rape

Minor: Vomit and Blood

nicolewhopickedthisbook's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Rape, Blood, Murder, and Gore