Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

8 reviews

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

chikyo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

ravenscrowsnest's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, War

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy

rchulin1's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A very good ending to this trilogy I loved how even though this is a young adult book I felt engulfed the fantasy of it all was amazing each scene felt so nicely written so detailed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark hopeful 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

Minor: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Deportation

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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After reading the first two books and rating them both five stars I was nervous this one would not hold up. While it was not my favorite of the trilogy it definitely held up and was an excellent conclusion to all of the story set up in the first two books. I had no lingering questions, and while I would always want more time with these characters I think it ended perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Violence, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol

lilyane's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, War

Minor: Pregnancy

egurgens's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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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Holly Black, you’ve done it again. The massive conflict between the Crown and Judes father, who commands an army of his own. There are several surprises in store in this book, as well as a truly stunning transformation for Carden. I really loved this book, and I’m very sad the series is over. 10/10 would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Alcohol