Reviews tagging 'War'

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

4 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and War

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pedophilia, Sexual content, War, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Incest, and Grief

Animal attack. Near drowning.

screeching_panda's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

This 2008 book did not age well, but a necessary evil to influence the tough girls in fantasy.

Katsa is not like other girls. She's tough, has different eye colors, and was born to kill ever since she accidentally killed a pervert. It was exhausting to listen to her compare her to her comrades and horse, and how they won't push on because they need to do silly things like rest and eat while she can survive off of just a few hours. And on the topic of the horse? Poor animal doesn't get a name, but Katsa forces it through snow and uses it as a battering ram.

At one point, Katsa and Po, the love interest, protect a child and they play family. It was a weird dynamic to bring Katsa and Po together, but fails to make Katsa seem compassionate. 

The plot twist of Katsa's real power was kind of interesting, but the villian  was pretty obvious.

Youre telling me the guy with the eyepatch, a disguise to hide his mismatched eyes, is a Graceling? *shocked pikachu face*

 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and War

cepbreed's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I will be honest I had low expectations and this book met them. It’s standard YA fantasy so how can I complain when I picked this up fully knowing what it was! A redeeming moment though happened when we learn

Po was blinded in his failed assassination plot on King Leck. It was a great twist to go along with his grace that continued to develop throughout the story.

Speaking of graces the power system in its entirety could be more clear. There are hardly any ground rules and powers vary so drastically it’s confusing. Maybe it’s meant to be convoluted? The book is too long yet some core scenes were lacking in detail while minor unimportant ones were fleshed out in pages. I have a neurosis about series though so I will be finishing it to satisfy my self.

Song: 

• Don’t Blame Me - Taylor Swift 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Sexual content and War