Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland

14 reviews

the_reading_fairy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Sexism, Vomit, and Pregnancy

wolfiegrrrl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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

The Wings of Fire series is off to a great start!

The book is prefaced with the in-depth NightWing Guide To The Dragons Of Pyrrhia, which does a good job of establishing the world-building and key players in the story, and as a big fan of maps I was happy to see the double-page spread that greeted me when I first opened the cover. The pacing of the story is also delightfully jarring at times. The prologue immediately dives into the action and lets you know that war does nothing but create a body count. No sooner than we are introduced to the prophecy does one of the leading players in the war throw a wrench in the resistance's plans by committing volatile (and graphic) murder. The blows just keep coming from there. No details spared.
 

I really like how Wings of Fire approaches its prophecy from the angle of "but what if we don't want to be part of the prophecy?" and prompts readers to question if it's ethical to essentially kidnap children and hold them hostage all in the name of "the greater good." It was a great choice to start the series from Clay's perspective to really cement in the readers' minds that striving for peaceful solutions to conflict doesn't make one weak or worthless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Torture, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

mxlewife's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-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

5.0

DRAGONS DRAGONS DRAGONS MURDER POLITICS MURDER DRAGONS ❗❗❗❗❗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

ok_katiebug's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Abandonment