Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St. Clair

14 reviews

kmayn227's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.0

Disappointing. They fight and have sec the whole book. mo relationship development

If anything they seem worse together

The plot barely progresses and is confusing at that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Grief, Blood, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

kbowles24's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Gore, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, War, and Pregnancy

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

From the very beginning I was trying to read carefully to watch for any clues on who the traitor was and

I did not expect there to be two! I was shocked on who it was, expecting someone else.

I had my suspicions, but I just didn't want it to be true because I grew to love them. It speaks volumes on how Isolde must be feeling about their betrayal. 

Adrian's abilities come to light and

I had no idea how powerful he really was. The way he was able to control the mind of a vampire, but only those he turns. So of course, that's not very useful with the war that is going on! Still, I wished this ability showed up more often than his ability to read minds.

I am just glad the main characters are not a Mary Sue, there's definitely a lot of questionable decisions they made that made me see them in a different light, but as the story progresses it's hard to not feel for them.

Expect to do a lot of gasping because so much goes on in such a short amount of time that it has your head spinning trying to put it all together.

People she holds dear to her heart betray her for "the greater good", while people like Killian and Safira are starting to earn her trust.

I am stunned on how much character development Killian and Safira have on this book. I can't wait to read how it continues to unfold!

One thing that was a bit difficult to understand was when Isolde re-lived Yesenia's memories because it was not easy to distinguish if Isolde was in the present or past. I had to re-read a couple times to grasp what time period the author was talking about. Maybe if it was italicized or written as a chapter it would have been easier to decipher. 

Overall, I can't wait for the third book, Adrian and Isolde went through so much already, I can't wait to continue reading about her journey to conquer despite everything!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Violence, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Toxic friendship, Rape, Cursing, and War

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexism, and Child death

dorleness's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Child death, and Cursing

thestickwitch's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

For me this was more of a back story book that really got you connected with the characters and their traumas with some sprinkles of happy moments and spicy scenes. While also showcasing how the character navigate through the traumas even in times of strife. I will be waiting in anticipation for book 3.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, War, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

julienicole1106's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Pregnancy, Rape, and Toxic friendship

mo_books_read's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Sexism, Murder, and Torture

thisdiwata_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

Overall: 4.5
Spice: 3
Narration: 4.5

The sequel to one of my top books of 2022. I won’t let my love for KOBAB blind me to how I feel about this book I promise. 

Queen of Myth & Monsters is very character driven focusing on Isolde, worry not the plot is still solid even if it was character driven. There’s a lot happening on this book that picks up right after KOBAB, no time jump, and be warned that this will hurt. 

I hurt for Violeta and Sorren, if you have read it you already know why, and I felt their loss and it feels unfair that both had to happen. 

I was hoping for more chapters that focused on Adrian mostly because he seemed like an asshole for majority of this book due to circumstances and situations beyond control and I wished we were given his POV to know exactly how he feels or what he was thinking you know? 

“You are my greatest gift Isolde. The day I found you was the day I needed nothing else” Bonus Scene Adrian - this 🥺

I love both Isolde & Adrian and this cliffhanger!!! I can’t believe I did not expect such ending 🤯

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Miscarriage

zeperandazmyth's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Cursing, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, and Vomit

mermaidmommy19's review against another edition

4.75

This was such a compelling sequel in my opinion. It was very good. There was a bit of over used vocabulary toward the end, such as "devastated" and "murdered" which I believe were intended to evoke strong emotion, but eventually lost all meaning due to over use. Beyond that, I don't really have any complaints.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Cursing, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Colonisation, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery