Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

71 reviews

valpuri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Classism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, and Vomit

dusksolace's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Blood

li_reading's review against another edition

5.0

I take back anything I said about being mad that this is part of a series (although the waiting will kill me) because I never want this to end. I am in love with this book and these characters and you best believe I will be pre-ordering the sequel at the earliest opportunity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Bullying

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Death, and Murder

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Blood, and Homophobia

lily_west's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

I adored this book. Secret magical society in 19th century England + gay? Sign me up. The characters are funny, complex, flawed, and incredibly lovable. I thought the darker parts of the book (see content warnings) were handled incredibly well. I’m excited to see how the sequel goes- I can’t wait!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, and Colonisation

giuliagoolia2k's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

Absolutely amazing. The writing was fantastic, I thoroughly enjoyed the authors prose. the characters were extremely enjoyable and relatable, and the romance was fantastic. There was a perfect amount of angst, smut, and genuine love and care for each other. A fun mystery and an interesting magic system. Would recommend if you’re looking for a refreshing high quality queer book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, and Outing

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Misogyny and Racism

kshertz's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This book is the first in a series and in doing so they end up doing a lot of world building so that is why it’s not a higher score. I think she has some work to do as an author in order to get me to love characters more. I was not as in love with these two men as I really need to be in order for the love story to work out as it was written. But the adventure was good and I enjoyed all of the magic. I think I wish It was just more plot and more time dedicated to falling in love with the characters and the character backstory as opposed to the world building. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Sexism, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness and Mental illness

ruthlessreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Fun, exciting, and incredibly romantic! This was the romp around Edwardian England I didn’t know I needed. I love Robin & Edwin but especially my sweet boy Edwin, who is just coming into his own power. The magic system was interesting and the plot was both fast-paced and well-written. The mystery of the novel was easy to follow & fun to try to figure out. My favorite thing, however, was the emotional connection between Edwin & Robin 🖤 I really enjoyed watching them fall in love & I can’t wait to see how lovely the next book is! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol and Homophobia

aromarrie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

stardustandrockets's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

All the stars! Please read this book! It reminds me so much of Deep Magic by Diana Wynne Jones. The magic system is super cool based on Cat's Cradle and once you've spent your magic for the day, that's it; you have to rest it like a muscle.

Robin and Edwin are so loveable and the jock/bookworm vibe they have going sends me!

I literally can't say enough nice things about this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, and Self harm

Minor: Alcohol and Blood