Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

73 reviews

kenziekfoster's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

smileyfacey_jacey's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

ameliaahii's review against another edition

4.75

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The Queen of Nothing is pure chaos and sinful tension and I devoured every second of it. Jude and Cardan? They lie, they betray, they burn each other alive just to feel something and I’m right there giggling like a problem.

There are daggers pressed to throats and hands tangled in hair. It’s whispered promises that sound like threats and threats that sound like love confessions. Jude would ruin the world for him and he’d let her and they’d both laugh about it after.

Enemies to lovers done right is sharp, soft, and so wrong it’s right and this is exactly that. Stolen crowns, stolen kisses, stolen dignity (mine)

and that one scene with Cardan and Jude is just ARGHHH!!!!

Long live the Queen and long live the monster she married.

I’d read it again and I recommend you read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism

zinfandel's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The best out of the trilogy. I LOVED this book, so many twists and turns and a great end to the trilogy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, War

ladyoftheblade's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional 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: Complicated

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This was a FANTASTIC conclusion to the trilogy. The Queen of Nothing wraps up all the threads from the trilogy in a...mostly neat box. Jude was the last to finish her character arc, but it is a satisfying and deserved conclusion for the High Queen of Elfhame. Cardan's character growth was excellent and makes him truly deserving of Jude. This is the truest enemies to lovers I have ever read. I would consider making a faerie bargain just to erase my memories of this series so I could read it all over again.

Do yourself a favor and read the incredibly short Cardan's Letters to Jude in Exile after this. It is short and sweet, but demonstrates Cardan's sincerity. I love Jude and Cardan so much!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Cannibalism, Abortion, Abandonment, Alcohol

kirjakorppi's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism

chronic_listener's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

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abso-fucking-lutely yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Death of parent

ravenauthor1013's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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

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Romantic tension between characters is masterfully done and completed in this series. Some of the plot points felt underserved by the fast pacing, but the plot was still very compelling.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War

Minor: Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting

nancymae_reads's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark 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: Complicated

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The Queen of Nothing; arguably for me the best book within the Folk of Air series. From the beginning I was hooked and read this book in 2 sittings. 

The conclusion of the trilogy did not disappoint. The magic system, the banter, the ever-growing love and feel of found family between all the characters. There were introductions of new characters which I loved and they added to the story-telling. 

When I started this series, never did I think I would find myself giggling with happiness and crying wholeheartedly for Jude and Cardan (the fmc and mmc). 

The series has got better and better for me, and pulled me out of a reading slump. 

4.75⭐️ and an incredible read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism

pony_boy's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, War

Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism