Reviews tagging 'War'

Misrule by Heather Walter

39 reviews

princess_sara_sparkles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

4.75

Great duology and story. Heart-wrenching the whole way through 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Classism, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Abandonment, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Violence

nclausel25's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Grief, Genocide, and Confinement

sadwitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, and War

Moderate: Slavery and Stalking

m_rain's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

excellent sequel! I felt for all of the character's struggles and I really enjoyed the outcome of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Slavery

Minor: Animal cruelty

fatedefied's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, War, Death, and Xenophobia

Minor: Slavery, Sexual content, and Trafficking

amandab0514's review against another edition

dark reflective 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: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Death and Grief

blackheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved the world building in this book. The little background scenes of side characters were some of my favorite little nuggets.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Slavery, Gaslighting, Genocide, Death, Grief, Hate crime, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Grief, Slavery, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, and Torture

leafylover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Genocide, Blood, Grief, Body horror, and War

Minor: Torture

emmiej's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Genocide, Death, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, and Toxic relationship