Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

105 reviews

raptorq's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Medical content

riverofhorton's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

As with Legends & Lattes, I absolutely loved this book. Over 300 pages and the only thing I can find to fault it on was the technicality of poisonous toads, so much of it was good. I particularly liked Satchel, which seems weird with only a basic explanation of the character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

luxton's review against another edition

reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

This book was... fine. I felt similarly about Legends and Lattes, but hoped maybe the second book would have improved in the first. I can't say it connected with me any more this time. The interactions between characters were witty in a way that sometimes came across as trite, and the detailed descriptions of the layout of rooms got tiring after awhile. I do wonder if some of this is because I'm jaded after reading a lot of books in the cosy/hopeful genre though, perhaps someone newer to the trope would get more out of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Violence

bohemianhermit04's review

adventurous funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Animal death, Medical content, and Alcohol

torikate7's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Violence, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol and Animal cruelty

thecandiegirl's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, and Death

callidoralblack's review

adventurous

• Loveable characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Torture, Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death, and Murder

rosa_lina96's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Legends and Lattes sounded intriguing enough when it showed up at my local library, but when I discovered that there was a prequel, well….naturally I had to read that one first. And while I had to fight for my life against work and school responsibilities to actually finish the damn book, I’m glad I did. 

Is it the best or most gripping fantasy story I’ve ever read? Well….no. But it feels cozy. Like a mug of warm tea, or clothes out of the dryer. It knows it doesn’t need some sweeping narrative to hold your attention, and it concentrates on the characters and their struggles (which feel very much real) instead. You could really identify with Viv and her struggles throughout the book, and that was what made it intriguing for me. When this person who’s made fighting her entire livelihood can no longer do that, well, what else is left for her? It’s an interesting question, and one that the book tackles pretty masterfully. 

I do kind of wish the final confrontation with the villain hadn’t been over with in about five minutes, but that’s neither here nor there. It was a cozy enough read that I’m intrigued about the sequel, and that’s good enough for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

 I can even believe it… I loved this book even more than the first. It was just perfection. That ending had me oohing and awwwing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, and Gore

sgradycohen's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence