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Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli

22 reviews

spacecadetlav's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was apprehensive going into this because I hold Heartless Hunter in such high regard. However, Rebel Witch was just as scrumptious as the first book. Initially, I felt the world building was going to the wayside, but there were narrative seeds planted along the way that made the conclusion feel well-earned. The banter had me kicking my feet, but the deeper connection with Rune and Gideon was truly moving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Trafficking

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I hate to be writing this but I DNF'ed at 75%. The Crimson Moth was one of my YA highlights last year but the sequel left me so disappointed. It's a constant back and forth of Rune getting kidnapped, Gideon getting kidnapped, one of them betrays the other but not really, another kidnapping...

Also, I think one of my main issues is that both the humans and the witches seem like horrible people and they've done horrid things to eachother, it's hard to root for any of them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, War

Moderate: Confinement, Grief

Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, Death of parent

spatterson7's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, War

ines_santos13's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture

rachelpacz's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture

chronic_listener's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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the tension A+
the plot and intrigue A
the miscommunication F

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality

dcnireads's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

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fast paced just like the last one, but this time in a weird sense where sometimes it felt right and sometimes there were plot points and moments that needed to be dragged out just a tad bit more. there were also two supposedly big twists and reveals that i fear were quite predictable and didn't really hit as hard as it should've, and there were a few supporting characters that just felt thrown into the story for convenience with very little build up. i did like that gideon and rune sorta formed this unexpected rebel group dynamic that really stuck by them til the end and so on.

all in all, these were very small critiques that i was able to look past. i was very excited for this book and it didn't let me down at all. still consider it a good wrap up to the story. 4.5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcohol, War

Minor: Slavery

inkonherpages's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this was a satisfying follow up to Heartless Hunter/The Crimson Moth. I felt much more invested in the romance (and it succeeding) in this book for various reasons, and I think it was because of generally improved writing for the two main characters overall. you can absolutely see where the story will inevitably conclude but it's still a good read that keeps you in, whereas I think there was so much setup and "who can outwit the other more" in the first book that the pacing kind of dragged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment

pheezbd's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

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https://booknode.com/the_crimson_moth_tome_2_rebel_witch_03571784/commentaires/24666715

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol

gotcelloskills's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved the first and I loved this one!!! SOOOO GOOD. Characters are believable and loveable. There’s growth. The plot is fun and moves. It has ALL the tropes. Second chance, one bed, “who did this to you”, it’s all there. 

I so so so so so appreciated the exploration of imagining how the world could be, believing how it could be, and fighting for it. 

Really enjoyed this duology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, War, Classism