Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Kingmaker by Kennedy Ryan

4 reviews

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Gun violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Rating: 3/5 stars

I read the All the King’s Men duology as a buddy read with some close friends in December, and the buddy read commentary was EXCELLENT. Unfortunately, it was also much better than the books for me.

Lennix and Maxim come from very different worlds, but a chance encounter puts them on a collision course that spans decades.

I didn’t like the time jumps and the initial age gap was super creepy, but I did appreciate the Native American representation. The ending was bonkers, and not in a good way.

If you don’t mind heavy political overtones (and can ignore factual errors) and want something with tons of drama, you may enjoy these more. I know I do have friends who love them!

CW: Violence; kidnapping; trauma; grief

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Cursing

Minor: Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder

churrosmom's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol and Colonisation