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Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

33 reviews

helenastinks's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Torture, War, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Body horror

briochebun's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

4 out of 5 ☆’s.

”Then the storm broke, and the dragons danced.”

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If I’m being honest — I’m not quite sure how to approach this review of ”Fire & Blood” since it reads as more of a historical text at times rather than a traditional novel — but I will say that I enjoyed learning more about House Targaryen & I also thoroughly enjoyed the art that accompanied the text!

It was frustrating at times — not getting the truth of the tale — but I do understand that approach from GRRM.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, War, Gore, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Murder, Slavery, and Suicide

Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Confinement

witsabouther's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, and War

Moderate: Classism, Sexism, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, and Religious bigotry

refrejarator's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, Blood, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, Incest, and Rape

bobooks02's review

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Pregnancy, Child death, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

tashtasher's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Incest, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Trafficking

Minor: Toxic relationship and Misogyny

alices13thdiary's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

too many names of too many stupid ass men causing too many goddamn problems. there is a reason that the women in this book are superior and it is simply because they aren't men. so fuck

viserys i, maegor i, criston cole, daemon targaryen, jaeherys i, aegon ii, aemond, unwin peake, rogar baratheon, otto hightower, androw farman, blood, cheese,

and more 🥰. 
also srs time, the book is good, but it got docked .75 for being confusing bc of all of the names (and lack of a map) and the other 1.25 for the misogyny, racism, and pedophilia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Genocide, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Confinement, and Torture

Minor: Slavery

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

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

4.25

proud to say i read a whole HISTORY BOOK of the TARGARYEN and their silly little dragon fights. 

i really liked it, i enjoyed some parts way more than others but overall this was a great book. the first 50% of the book was absolutely amazing, then the dance started and it was kind of a struggle for me, and the aftermath was just alright. 

don’t know if we’ll ever get a second, or even a third if needed, novel for Aegon lll — Aerys ll (very unlikely) but it does get published i’ll absolutely read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, War, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Body horror, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Slavery, Child death, Infertility, Medical content, and Death of parent

orndal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative fast-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

4.0

I still dont give a shit about pyke and the iron islands

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, War, Torture, Murder, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Slavery, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Miscarriage

Minor: Emotional abuse, Ableism, Alcoholism, Abortion, Death of parent, Drug use, Animal death, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Colonisation, and Domestic abuse

verngruning's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicide, War, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Sexism