Reviews tagging 'War'

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

15 reviews

hayzey's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Grief, Genocide, and Confinement

Moderate: War, Torture, Slavery, Police brutality, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Genocide, Confinement, Blood, Grief, and Death

Minor: Vomit, Torture, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Classism, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, War, Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, Gore, Genocide, and Death

danajoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

I started this book a few years ago then stopped early on because I thought I'd love it. 
That fast paced opening chapter hooked me and I loved the inclusion of a young woman in a hijab being the smartest of the hroup. 

Jess Brightwell is a passionate protagonist, he is intelligent but comes from a world of smuggling where his desire to learn and love of the books they sell makes him a bad fit for the family business. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Death, and Gun violence

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

A fun dystopian sci-fi that reimagines libraries and how knowledge is kept and accessed. Overall, this seems like a fun book for book lovers. Unfortunately, it never had a wow factor for me, and none of the characters stood out. Each time a character died I found myself trying to remember who that was and why the protagonist should be upset about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and War

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and War

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Confinement

caitlinjadams's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A solid and brutal book that becomes more and more complicated as it goes and promises to reveal more and more as the series continues. I’m intrigued enough by the world building and how it probes at the many ways books and knowledge are power that I will likely read more of the series, but I also might not. There’s too much death and murder and torture and fear to be an truly enjoyable read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Bullying and Alcohol