Reviews tagging 'Death'

Furyborn by Claire Legrand

41 reviews

maria109's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Torture, and Sexual content

mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, Torture, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Cursing, Child death, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment

jackie_b's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.75

There are two storylines with two main characters. I enjoyed one storyline much more than the other. The less enjoyable storyline felt really redundant and the characters less believable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual content, and Torture

jojo_'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Trafficking

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, and Child abuse

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

As the first book of the Empirium series, it’s a great read. The alternating POV’s flows well and the characters are understandable/relatable. I would probably list it as Adult Fantasy rather than Young Adult Fantasy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

_sarahg's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Blood, Death, Grief, and Violence

starlessnights's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Sexual content, and Trafficking

claudiamacpherson's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Rielle grew up in the palace alongside Prince Audric, but she has a dangerous secret: she has the power of all seven elements, a gift that is said only to belong to the prophesied Sun or Blood Queens. When the secret of her gift becomes known, she must pass seven trials to prove that she is the Sun Queen, destined to save the world, and not the Blood Queen, destined to end it. One thousand years later, Eliana uses her skill for violence to provide for her family as a servant of the cruel Empire. When women start to go missing, including Eliana's mother, she cuts a deal with her enemy, the rebel Wolf, in order to find out more, but learns far more than she ever wanted about herself and her family.

I am using this series to get me out of a reading slump and it. is. working! I love the world-building, which was explained well given how complex it is. I found this book on booktok, where everyone seems to like Eliana better than Rielle, so I was a bit surprised that I felt the opposite. Eliana is a bit too violent and selfish for my taste, but I do foresee that Rielle's choices and her love triangle, as well as Eliana's (hopeful) character growth in the next two books may change my mind. I also am a sucker for the type of story that Rielle's storyline was: the classic fairytale "person must complete a series of tasks that their particular skills allow them to do." I found the shifting point of view difficult sometimes because it felt like I was being yanked out of the story, and only some of the chapters felt like natural links to each other. Overall, though, I'm excited to read the next book in the series; here's to escaping my reading slump!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing and Sexual violence

stormywolf's review

adventurous dark 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

 This book is one helluva ride. Switching between the perspectives of two formidable women, it was never easy to put this book down, and I loved it.

Read my full review at The Wolf's Den

I wouldn't call the ending a major cliffhanger, but there's definitely a lot still left to resolve. Rielle's story hasn't yet caught up to the prologue (and I assume not everything is as it seems), and there's a war on the horizon. And Eliana's story is veering off in a new direction entirely. If I didn't already love this book, I'd be pissed at it pulling me into another incomplete series. I eagerly await Ms. Legrand's next installment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping, Torture, Child death, and Trafficking

Minor: Infidelity, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Grief

There is an arranged marriage set to take place between first-cousins (royalty), but it doesn't happen in this book

juliette_95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• 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: Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse and Drug use