Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Master of One by Dani Bennett, Jaida Jones

5 reviews

_kayla_marie_'s review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Slower than slow burn. The main character is consistently and asshole and unlikeable

I kept reading hoping this book would get better and it took roughly 400 pages to get good. That's the only reason I gave it 3 stars, otherwise I would have given it 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Torture, Slavery, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, War, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

freckles_13's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.75

I simply adore this book - the characters are all so lovable, and the dynamics between them are brilliant. They’re a group of misfits who find their way together and it’s just great how they do so, even if they find each other in unlikely places.
The world building is nice, not to overwhelming but still providing great descriptions of the entire world. 
The only reason this isn’t a 5 star is because I feel like there was something tiny missing - I’m not sure what though.

If there’s a sequel. I’ll definitely be getting it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Chronic illness

magpi3's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious 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 is such a fun read, I loved every chapter of it.

The worldbuilding was excellent and revealed such a rich and complex world which is matched by the character development and the descriptions used to make them even better. There was an extended break during my reading but I was able to pick it back up easily and was able to return to the story without hesitation.

I'm baffled that this book hasn't gotten more attention and praise as it is deserving of both.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Grief, Torture, War, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent

emily_mh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

There are lots of things I liked about this one. The plot got going right away - by the literal 60th page I was deep in an Indian Jones type mission along with the main character, Rags. I liked the writing style and loved the concept of the Great Parable and the direction this gave the story. The magic - mirrorcraft - was unique and fascinating and was deeply intwined in the plot. Finally, for the most part, the main romance was written well.

There were, however, some kind of important things I didn't like. The middle section of this book was BLOATED. The pacing was incredibly slow, which was a huge disappointment after the firecracker start. This book really didn't need 500+ pages to tell its story. I would have liked the characters to feel a little more rounded, especially given the time we spend with them. The side romances felt a little contrived. Finally, and perhaps most jarringly, this was written as a standalone but does not feel like one. Everything felt so unfinished by the end that I felt like I had another two books to go. I understand that the authors have more ideas for more books in this world, but I think this should have been the first in a planned series from the get go. 

Overall though the book was fine and I look forward to what the two authors bring out in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Violence, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Child death, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Ableism, Body shaming, Torture, Death of parent, Gore, Body horror, Grief, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Confinement, Alcoholism, Vomit, Cannibalism, Excrement, Drug use, Animal death, War, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

spiritedfaraway's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? N/A

4.0

This book is what you get when you mix dark humor, a quest, advanced machinery, magic and a queer slowburn warrior prince/pragmatic thief romance together and I absolutely adored it! It also doesn't hurt that there is lots of diversity in the cast of main characters.

"They only problem was that Rag's couldn't think of any story or rhyme where a human shook hands with a fae and came out on top."

I will say that Rags' point of view was my favorite. Rags is my grumpy son and he needs to be protected at all costs, okay? I have such a soft spot for grumpy and sarcastic characters and the people that love them. Which brings me to my brand new OTP: Shining Talon and Rags! All the scenes with them were *chef's kiss* and I would scream in joy if we got Shining Talon's point of view in the next book!

The only thing about this book that wasn't my favorite was how I probably would have enjoyed this more if it was just from a couple point of views, instead of five. Which isn't to say I hated the other point of views, I just wasn't as engaged in them as I was with Rags'. But that's totally a me thing.

Overall, I found this to be an amazingly fun beginning and I can’t wait to get my hands on the sequel. Because I seriously need more Rags and Shining Talon and the fact that there isn’t any fanfic for them is a shame lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Medical content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child death and Infertility