Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

A Venom Dark And Sweet by Judy I. Lin

11 reviews

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

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

Minor: War, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

The last third of the book saved it from transforming into another typical YA troupe, especially with its use of folklore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, War, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical content, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Cursing

Be aware that there are graphic moments of possession, trading human lives for power, chronic pain, broken limbs, and parasites being removed from body parts.

ms_sarah621's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.5

3.5 - I’m really having trouble rating this one. This seems to be a pretty great conclusion to the duology. The series as a whole doesn’t focus on the tea magic how I thought it would. I feel that I learned more in this book, but this magic could have become so intricate at times. Anyways, I did not expect the horror and unsettling imagery in this book. The Shift, the Shadow Realm, and the reality were all horrifying at times. Please don’t talk to me about the fish with human teeth… I found this imagery exciting to read and horrifying for what was happening to these characters. It really intrigued me as I was reading. The ending felt a little rushed. I kept looking down at the page numbers wondering when they were going to do something before the end, and it came very quick. It could have been some action packed, well described chapters that leaned into that horror element. However, it wrapped up fairly quick. Overall, I think this series is worth checking out. I really enjoyed the writing and the imagery, which kept me wanting to know what would happen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Body horror

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Blood

euphemiajo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Classism, Confinement, and Death

catherinedsharp's review

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

An interesting conclusion to the duology. I certainly preferred the first text as this one seemed less experimental and fell more into stereotypes.

I did enjoy it but I found it less good in comparison and therefore gets a lower rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Blood, and Death of parent

ampam's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Blood

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

I received this eARC from NetGalley but all thoughts are my own. 

This picks up straight after the events of A Magic Steeped in Poison. I don't want to spoil that for anyone that hasn't read it so I'll keep it vague. We follow Ning as she journeys across the kingdom, not knowing who to trust or where she belongs, but determined to save it. 

The second book had a different feel to the first one for me. It was darker and while it still focuses heavily on magic, it wasn't quite in the same way as the first. I guess the strong focus on Ning developing her magic in the first book was to introduce the magic system but I just the ceremonies and problem solving of the first one. This one focuses more on the threats to the kingdom and the journey taken to save it and I would have liked a blend of the two a little more. 

I still really enjoyed this though. The magic and mythology are so wonderfully weaved into this story and the author does an amazing job of making you care about every character, even if they have a relatively small part. And as always, I love a good description of food in books and this book gives me that and more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, and War

Moderate: Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

heatherjchin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, War, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood

karcitis's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Murder, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Classism, Gore, Genocide, Body horror, Alcohol, and Chronic illness

Minor: Torture and Physical abuse