Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards

13 reviews

natroze's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Moderate: Murder, Grief, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Torture, Addiction, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Blood, Vomit, Excrement, and Cannibalism

abelh's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Rape, Self harm, Cursing, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racism

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Classism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Gun violence

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief and Fire/Fire injury

alouette's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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 Book of All Time! i will never be able to make a coherent review of tarot sequence novels, they just transcend words. i can't believe we're set to get 6 more books of this intricate world, magic, and the best found family out there.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Murder

montyalmoro's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Abandonment, Cursing, Gore, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Torture

codyemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Torture, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

micheala's review against another edition

4.0

This is book 3 of 9 (planned) so we got some threads tied off, but mostly seeing how introduced plot threads will eventually connect in the macro plot. 

Quinn and Addam continue to be my favourite characters. I loved the character development we get for the entire found family, and especially between Addam, Rune, and Brand - watching them figure out how to keep the kids safe and happy/thriving was nice. 

I would say that despite the long list of CW given by the author, this is the least graphic of the series so far. While traumatic things have been focused on each of the books, the level of discription has shifted so that it was less of a viserally unpleasant reading experience.

There was an event at the end that I'm hoping gets reversed in later books. There was also a very warm and cozy event in the epilogue that helped me feel better despite the other thing. 

So far, I'm really liking this series and I'm excited to see where the rest goes.

There is an instance of misgendering - a character has recently changed their pronouns and their aunt uses the old pronoun when discussing them, and has to correct herself.

CW from author: Drugs and alcohol: depictions of narcotic side-effects, underage and non-consenual usage; Trauma and gore: PTSD / panic attacks, depictions of past events, (forced) flashbacks, torture, (suicide) bombings, child violence, blood, body horror, torn limbs, impalement, mind control; Mentions of: SA, animal death, character death, cannibalism, eye gore, COVID-19, suicide

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Body horror, Murder, Torture, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Addiction, Drug use, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

jjjreads's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Medical content, Car accident, Confinement, Drug use, Self harm, Slavery, and Excrement

purrson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I love these characters so much that I miss them when a book ends. The representation and inclusiveness means a lot to me. Im

so excited to see more of Rune/Adam’s relationship and hopefully Rune/Adam/Brand’s relationship/s because im absolutely shipping over here! Excited to learn more of the talla bond too, and it’s place in this.

. Give me The Eidolon and Book 4 now, please!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture