Reviews tagging 'War'

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

78 reviews

oakdogs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, War, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

idkallegra_iguess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
I WILL STAB YOU WITH MY SWORD
SUFFOCATION 
NO BREATHING
ILL KILL MYSELF BEFORE I COMMIT TREASON
*guitar solo*

It’s a miracle I haven’t cried.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Murder, Gore, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, and Body horror

meridith_bex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Gore, Confinement, Blood, Death, War, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Classism and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Alcohol, Vomit, and Cursing

shannareadsitall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

naechan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

It took me forever to get through this trilogy because it kept sending me in to depressive spirals and then I wouldn’t wanna read anymore, or get out of bed, or do anything really. What a bleak and unforgiving world! 

10/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Slavery, War, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Blood, Cannibalism, Torture, and Violence

jgruman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Torture, Slavery, Gore, Blood, Violence, War, Child death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hammy16'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: War and Murder

mnkowalczyk3's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I’m not crying, you’re crying. Such an incredible end to the first trilogy in the Red Rising series. I truly cannot explain how fully this book encompasses the heart of the human experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Violence, and War

meganemarshall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

The only issue I have with this book is that it is just straight up and then down and then up and then down in terms of plot. It's literally something good happens, then something bad happens. This book was so emotional. I cried a billion times. I wanted to throw the book across the room. I just loved it. It was the perfect mix of action plus character development.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Torture

reddeddy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, War, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Genocide, Self harm, Body horror, and Cursing

Moderate: Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Torture, Alcohol, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Body shaming, Bullying, and Dysphoria

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Excrement, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Cannibalism, and Racial slurs