Reviews tagging 'Blood'

War and Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

58 reviews

jhaneveauguste's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-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: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Torture, Violence, and War

thedisabledreader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual assault

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.75

ARE WE GETTING ANOTHER BOOK?!? That is my only thought at the end of this book. I need to know what happens with Cas, Poppy & Kieran. I need closure! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, War, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, Gore, Alcohol, Ableism, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

josxphinchen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Murder, Animal death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Gore, Grief, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kodafaith's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.0

While this wasn’t my favorite in the series, I did find it so good! Expanding on the world and the lore was really fun and leaves you so excited for future books.
I do find it funny how much hate JLA has gotten for something she literally has hinted at for the entire series and think people need to take a step back. There is absolutely no need to be horrible to an author just because you didn’t enjoy what happened, just don’t read the books!

I personally have been waiting for the joining to occur because you can’t tease me like that! And I thought that the relationship between Poppy and Kieran doesn’t feel like one of infidelity but more like a natural bond between them. I feel like if it was anyone else it wouldn’t feel okay but the way Cas and Kieran are together makes it feel okay. I don’t know where the relationship between all of them will go in the future but I imagine it will be similar to how it was before they joined. That they will all be close and playful but it will still be just Cas and Poppy and maybe Kieran will join sometimes but not just Poppy and Kieran. But I personally think that if all parties are okay with it, then there is nothing wrong with the relationships they form!

I found this book great and I’m so excited to learn more about the histories and see how this war plays out. I can’t wait for more books to be out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Child death, Blood, Murder, Violence, War, and Confinement

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Physical abuse

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

The third book in the Blood and Ash series. I read this book until the halfway point, then proceeded to skim read the rest. I was incredibly bored by it, (the same feeling I got about the third book). I love the world-building aspects of fantasy novels, but here those details made the book feel incredibly bogged down. It was entirely too long, and repetitive. The ‘modern speak’ was always jarring to me but I could roll with it in the first two books because they were also highly engaging. I won’t be continuing the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Death, War, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

kaseybereading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Gore, and Violence

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

Boy oh boy did I snort through this book like crack. Several things we’ve all been hoping for FINALLY happened ;) Plenty of plot twists kept this interesting and really my only beef with this book was I feel like so many questions remain unanswered. I look forward to the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, and Gore

mberezin95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Violence

_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, War, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping