Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

60 reviews

lenakathryn's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping

eegekay's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror and Gore

Minor: Fatphobia

poekie9080's review

adventurous funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Torture and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

mikah_wazowski's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Excrement

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

pamvoss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and War

readravereview's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, and Kidnapping

britreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense 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? N/A

4.5

A great start to a new series. The beginning was a bit slow, but once the action picks up, it really gets going. By far my favorite POV was Orka. I love a strong woman seeking revenge. I also enjoyed Varg’s perspective and his journey into this mercenary/treasure seeker world. While I wasn’t that invested in Elvar’s story, I think the book’s ending left her in an interesting spot and I’m curious to see where she goes in book 2. 

This world is so unique. There’s a mountain range built around the bones of a dead god and there’s strange magic and scheming nobles and all the things that make fantasy so fun to read. No spoilers for the ending, but I can’t wait to read about the fallout from this ending. I see why many people speak highly of this book and I’m eager to read more of Gwynne’s work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Slavery, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping and Grief

seanml's review

adventurous dark funny tense slow-paced

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

3.75

John Gwynne is a wonderful modern fantasy writer, and continues to be. This series continues with his signature style of multiple character points of view that slowly weave together as the story goes on. Plus, it’s Norse-inspired which you don’t see a lot of in fantasy for whatever reason. Oh yeah it’s hyper-violent, but luckily without the usual caveat that “it’s historically accurate so there needs to be rampant misogyny!” 7.5/10. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body horror, Slavery, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, and Alcohol

pia77's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death

atalea's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Torture, and Vomit