Reviews tagging 'Death'

War and Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

77 reviews

mayllomi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

3.75

this one was a bit slower than the rest of the series and the repetitions of specific phrases and plot points is getting a bit tiring but I'm still very much invested in the plot. it's also cool to know the side characters more and see their relationships to each other, I'm pretty curious about Malik and Millie tbh

I really liked how Kieran and Poppy were able to develop a bond on their own and how that complemented their relationships with Cas, though I found the Joining a bit underwhelming idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence

kit_kat006's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No

4.5

I absolutely loved this book. I was starting to loose my interest during book 2 and 3 but the ending of book 3 was such a cliffhanger that I needed to continue. I'm sooo happy I did! The dual POV was chef kiss! I love Keiran since the frist book and the evolution of their relationship during this hardship was wonderful! If you have doubt to continue, do it!

The joining scene was a bit underwhelming and confusing... That being said, I'm looking forward to see how there realitionship evolve in the next books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and War

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and Grief

vettechmama3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

The first 3/4 of this book is 4⭐️ with the last quarter being 4.5⭐️

Cas/Poppy and Nyktos/Sera are everything. These may be some of my favorite couples 🥵 Parts of this one did drag out for me and got a little just meh, but the last part had me going through so many emotions that it just made up for the rest of the book. I went from tense to anxious, nervous, mad, sobbing, hopeful, ecstatic, to being anxious again for what's to come. I do feel that the ending was rushed, and I have sooo many questions and plots running through my head. And I swear if one hair is touched on Kieran, Reaver, or Delano, I will riot. PS I love that the girls are so strong and badass.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, and Torture

selestre's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

howboutjane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

I'm not sure what to say about this one. It was okay, I didn't dislike it. I found the plot entertaining at parts but it just felt very very long and the ending a bit rushed. I did the audiobook for this one and the narrators did so well! I'd recommend the audibook if you are going to pick this one up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

allisonamber's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I only waited four books for this threesome to happen!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and War

itmakessenseincontext's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I fucking can't oh my god

Yeah um that was a thoroughly enjoyable book. I saw nearly everything coming a mile away but it didn't matter because the journey there was stunning.

JLA is truly at her best with the sweeping grand climatic scenes, and there is plenty of that on display here. 

All the issues I had with this book (and series) come down to the editing. Some of it was grammar, some of it was world building issues. Publishing houses really need to start asking authors 'what level of technological development is this world at?', 'where did the characters get this item?', and 'is current slang applicable to this world?'

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ohgodsash's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

holy shit. this was significantly better than the last book! I had my fears but it definitely proved me wrong. Once again this book falls victim to a action packed beginning and end but a relatively boring middle. I think Poppy is wayyy too overpowered in terms of where we started. I will say though between the end, the joining, the Poppy & Castiel reunion, and Tawney I have a lot of positives too. Which is why the book is rated as high as it is. While this book falls victim to a lot of the pitfalls of the 2nd and 3rd book, it is entertaining as hell and FINALLY answers series long questions (despite how ridiculous some answers are). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

aklert's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

Taka potężna Poppy a tak łatwo daje się prowokować swojej matce. 
Już myślałam, że to nareszcie koniec, a tu się okazało, że jednak będę się musiała zmusić do czytania kolejnych części 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, and War