Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

211 reviews

lovejasmine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

like most YA trilogies the middle book is often necessary, but also ... not a lot happens between the beginning and the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

this_is_naomimi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

Graphic: Violence and Blood

eguare's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

I read the Shadow & Bone trilogy after reading the Six of Crows duology, and I'm sad to report that I found the plot, writing, and characters of the follow-up duology to be much more compelling than the Shadow & Bone trilogy. I found the magic system's rules confusing and not particularly well explained, and after reading SoC, the main character and main villain felt much more YA trope-y than original creations. That said, some of my favorite characters of the Grishaverse originate in this trilogy, and the complex political tapestry that Bardugo has woven begins here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, and War

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.5

The friends who warned me this book was slower than the first were not wrong. But when you’re stuck on an airplane with only one book, you read on. There wasn’t a ton of action for the second book of a trilogy, but I could feel the build-up to a (hopefully) action-packed third installment. 

Alina and Mal race across land and sea in an attempt to outrun the Darkling and discover how Alina’s powers can save their world as they know it. Their romance was all over the place and no where at all, but not in a fun way. I needed more from them but luckily, some new characters held this book on their backs, so here’s to seeing where those storylines end up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Minor: Stalking

i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

Quite boring and only got interesting towards the end. One of the sub plots was not well executed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

casdelvo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence and Torture

hayleythegoose's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Xenophobia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

backitupmoony's review

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts