Reviews tagging 'War'

What Hunts Inside the Shadows by Harper L. Woods

9 reviews

becarnold's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Torture, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Murder, Rape, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and War

macgbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

This book follows the continuing relationship between Caelum and Estrella as they navigate the human lands back to Mistfell and eventually the faerie lands. This book at certain points felt unnecessarily long and drawn out, but as we see Estrella come into more power I think the pacing is right. 

There is quite a lot of spice in this book, to the point that it feels like it’s used as a way to tie up scenes. Small skirmish - spice! Discussion about what Estrella might be - spice! New powers - SPICY. 

I found this book much better than the first. While the first book was predictable, I found this one more intriguing. The cliff hanger of the first lead me to be more curious about the second, and I will definitely continue the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: War and Violence

epiphanysunrise's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Gore, Rape, Suicide, War, Sexism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

wrensreadingroom's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Self harm, Classism, Death of parent, Torture, War, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Rape, Violence, and Blood

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

There is almost entirely no plot. 90% of this book is smut. We finally start getting somewhere in the end chapters and then it ENDS?! I thought this was a duology (I’m dumb) and now I have to read two more books, neither of which are even published yet. What the hell. Guaranteed this and the next two books could be combined into 1 book if you eliminated 30 out of 35 sex scenes (approximately). I’m all for the spice but give me the story too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Grief, Cursing, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, and Torture

britterson's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: War and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape

anmccrary2's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Rape

lilithreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Blood, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, War, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

cassie12_21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Cliff hanger. I wanna kms rn. 😭. More smut in this book though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Torture, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Stalking

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, Stalking, War, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Suicidal thought are not due to depression.