Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Brothers of the Wild North Sea by Harper Fox

5 reviews

ashsara's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Suicide, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

domtheknight's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is one of the most unusual romances I've read and I did love it. It's really for real enemies to lovers (when they meet, one of them stabs the other because they're on opposite sides of a battle!) and yet they do absolutely come together. I cried. There's some real heart breaking stuff in this book - it doesn't shy away from hard parts of life in early medieval times, or from struggles and arguments within the church. I've already recommended it to multiple people.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Suicide

triftwizened's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Gore

pawtory's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I just finished listening to this book, it's free on the Audible plus catalogue and it was soooo damn good. I haven't listened to that many historical romances but I'd say this one was top tier. It seemed the author worked hard to make things feel authentic, but include the reader in a way it was easy to get into the setting even if you (like myself) have very little knowledge of vikings and monks in the 7th century. There is a dash of old-world magic but I didn't feel like it took away from the immersion (added to the book overall for me but I know some people don't like mixing magic into historical). Also the narrator was EXCELLENT! His nordic accent slipped into French sounding a bit at the beginning and I'm no expert on accents but other than that he did an amazing job. 

It is enemies-to-lovers, hurt/comfort, has a good amount of angst, pretty high spice but also tenderness and great character development.  My one qualm was how a mentally disabled character was handled. He wasn't treated badly and the language used for him was consistent with the setting but there is a "miracle" at the end where he basically hits his head (on a religious relic that they establish has miraculous capabilities) and is "cured" and it felt rather gross. I wish it hadn't happened bc it's the only thing that kept it from being a 5star read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, and Ableism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

jessiewolf's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

I mean it’s an m/m romance between a monk and a viking in 600s CE Britannia. It’s incredible. It’s surprisingly tender throughout, though there are also several gory battle scenes. I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Excrement, and Medical content