Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

27 reviews

lavendarcatt's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, War, and Fire/Fire injury

hshipl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This was… not good. I should’ve expected it, considering I rated “Red Queen” only 3 stars. I don’t know why I decided to go further on with the series, but for some reason I did. And it wasn’t that enjoyable! In all honesty, I’m in desperate need of reading books to complete my reading goal and if I wasn’t, I would’ve DNFed this. I never DNF books. For the latter half of the book, I listened to an audiobook version although I own a physical copy.

I don’t feel like writing a full-on review, so here are some of my thoughts from my notes app that I had whilst reading one time!!!

• i love cal but he’s kinda boring
• maven is the only character that’s carrying the series and that’s only because he actually has a personality
• OH AND KILORN AND SHADE, i like them, especially their bantering
  (edit- SHADE DIED. HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO I LOVED)
• mare = lightning girl NOT mareena
• WE GET IT. ANYONE CAN BETRAY ANYONE. OOOOKAY.
• cameron is girlboss

I’m done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Blood, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit

emmaopaline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, and War

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

This book was both exactly what I wanted and completely unexpected at the same time. It both holds up the tropes of the genre while subverting them in the best ways.

I honestly can't believe all that happened in this book; the writing is so immersive, but also very tight -- so much is conveyed in concise and simple lines. Every page packed a punch; every new chapter came with new conflict, new missions, new obstacles, but it never felt overdone or like too much was happening. The tension and pacing kept me obsessed and invested. 

I was expecting someone to die, but my guess was wrong.

I also expected Mare to end up in Maven's grasp again, but I was not prepared for how that happened.

I thought there would be a bit more romance between Mare and Cal, but their relationship would have felt unnatural if it had been pushed anymore in the narrative; they are still both processing and dealing with a lot in a short amount of time. 

I am so excited for the rest of this series; I am completely hooked!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and War

llsugarspicell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

miandi's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Death, and Child death

sweetlcv's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder