Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Born of Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

11 reviews

chi__'s review against another edition

4.75

lighthearted tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief

Minor: Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Gaslighting

ebbywankenobi's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, War

kellyachandler's review against another edition

4.0

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Death of parent

taryn_g's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

zanazy's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-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: Complicated

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Sera and Ash’s story comes to an end in their timeline, as this series and FBAA are set to intertwine in the next book. Nyktos remains my favorite, but Attes is a close second. 

Sera and Ash are reunited and Sera has a lot of PTSD from her time with Kolis, but she’s in denial and fails to address it for most of the story, which has serious implications. Sera gets reunions with her Lasania family while also building her chosen family with Nyktos and friends in Illesium. I loved both for her.

Nyktos shows care and starts to allow others to see him happy and as Ash, which made me happy as both he and Sera acknowledge the chosen family they built. 

Hollander returns and makes a few brief appearances that surprise and inform. 

While a lot happens, this book ends

just as Kolis is entombed. Without the birth of the twins. The last chapter is from the POV of the ancients which both excites and scares me as we await the POBAB release. We definitely get more information and what I hope is the final official prophesy, but I have new questions too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

purzim's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

nonotyoshi's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Medical content, Stalking

ladybug12793's review against another edition

3.0

challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Very anticlimactic

2 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

vettechmama3's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Yes

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Not going to lie, the first like quarter to half of this book was a bore. It was so slow and nothing was happening. And then it took a turn and was back to back information and twists and turns and intriguing. Overall I still liked the book and I still loved the characters, but the first portion easily could've been condensed to like 3 chapters tops. Can't wait to see how the next book of B&A goes and intertwines with F&F. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief, War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

selestre's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Physical abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol