Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

43 reviews

bxnnny's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-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? Yes

3.0

good lore and history of the a song of ice and fire series. reads like a history book where a third party is recounting what happened over many years of a fantasy world's history. very long chapters of upwards to 70 or more pages so it can be a bit tough to get through if you're like me and don't like to take breaks/stop reading in the middle of a chapter but also your eyes get tired if you read for too long. i read all of the books (so far) of a song of ice and fire and have seen both game of thrones and house of the dragon. it's cool to be able to read the lore of this world george r. r. martin has created and also see how it all plays out in the accompanying shows. pretty decently paced, though the later chapters aren't as exciting as the beginning/middle ones and i found myself just wanting to get through it by the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Incest, Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, War, and Adult/minor relationship

if you want a happy ending, you're in the wrong place. abandon all hope, ye who enter here.

dany_casimiro's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

A head-first fall into the history of the Targaryens, which is absolutely a chef's kiss.
In Fire & Blood, Martin has chosen the work of an Archmaester of the Citadel to narrate this story. In his turn, this man has used various sources at his disposal to provide an in-depth overview of the tensions, emotions, and political ties within House Targaryen. So, we get a third- or fourth-person account of the events. This leaves a lot of questions and blank spaces behind, which I deeply enjoyed and the current TV show is exploring masterfully.
One thing that this book addresses way better than ASOIAF is the incest between Targaryens and how it was dealt with by the Faith of the Seven in Westeros. Other aspects include a bigger focus on feminism and women's oppression in a medieval-inspired setting, as well as great care to show people's suffering. Yes, I'm thinking particularly of Good Queen Alysanne, but also of the Moon of the Kings in King's Landing.
About the Dance, I loved it. The final moments of certain characters are still a source of bitterness.

Rhaenyra and Damon died as heroes, but maybe too soon? I wanted more of them.

But the worst-best part was the Storming - it quickly became an emotional moment, twisting its knives into my poor heart.
In the end, Targaryens are the bringers of their own demise. Their greed and unmeasured ambition manage to take away everything they have

- including the very symbol of their power, dragons, which is unforgivable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Abortion, War, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic relationship

maisiegilbxrt's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Sexism, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Grief, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Ableism, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, and Rape

emmytheewok's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, War, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Torture, Body horror, Sexual content, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Miscarriage

harveyhorse321's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing. The whole book could and should be made into a series, not just the Dance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Animal death, Incest, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Gore

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Rape, Incest, Death of parent, Confinement, Animal death, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Murder, War, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping, Infidelity, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

minty_3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Grief, Rape, Violence, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexism, War, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Slavery

leedolee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

5.0

A long and overwhelming read! Such a vast novel with a long description of the history of the Targaryens and their rule. But I absolutely enjoy such novels and very much enjoyed learning more about the dragon family! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Slavery, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, and Infidelity

capucapulet's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Blood, War, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

maggie_atwood's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Incest, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence