Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

270 reviews

speculationss's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark 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: Death, Violence, Blood, War

Minor: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail

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

dandelioncasey's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous 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: Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism, Pregnancy

sunl1gh7's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

Minor: Cannibalism

sirenricobooks's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Grief, Toxic friendship

Minor: Slavery, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War

cegreenwood's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional 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: Body horror, Violence, Blood, War

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy

emily_rose_21's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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What a romp. Thoroughly enjoyed. This book got me through my tonsillitis bedrest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse

chrysanthemum17's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous tense 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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ugh this series has my heart 😭❤️ I’m obsessed with the ending

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, War

malani's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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 series was incredibly well written, I absolutely loved listening to all the audiobooks. The characters are so realistic & relatable & human, the descriptions of things/environments were so detailed i felt like i was watching a movie rather than just listening to an audiobook, and everything wrapped up so nicely in the end 🥹 I LOVED THIS SERIES & I’M OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK.
That being said, I don’t think I will read another Holly Black book until I can consume the story without getting so incredibly angry with the characters’ decisions. The Cruel Prince series feels like nonstop cruelty/shock value/distress, but that clearly made way for a super sweet ending :) Still - Holly, I hope you can fight.

Making me believe Jude killed her beloved high king, the lovely Carden, right after they FINALLY embraced each other is ridiculously diabolical.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Violence, Murder, War

Minor: Pregnancy

ms_morri's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If you're looking for a story about the darker side of the fairy courts, this is the book to read. Many books that I read about the fry tend to leave me feeling like it's an unrealistic relationship, the heroine can change the flawed fairy prince. Holly Blackthorn however has created two characters, both flawed, who make questionable decisions. I don't feel that Jude was trying to make Cardan a good person, and I don't feel that Cardan was trying to turn Jude evil. They both are morally flawed characters. And I like that. I do feel that the story didn't have all the twists and turns of the first book, I think it was a satisfying conclusion to this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, War