Reviews tagging 'Gore'

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

27 reviews

kinsportch's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Violence, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Slavery

Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

urlocalvocaloidstan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

  Just like the other books in this series, this book was such a page turner and there were plot twists at every corner. All the characters had really good writing and Laia’s trauma from being betrayed by the Nightbringer still haunts her even in this book. Both the internal and external conflicts felt very real and you could easily sympathize with even evil people like Marcus. All three of the main characters go through so much and they have to make super tough decisions that could bring the end of the world, especially The Blood Shrike, so it would make sense if they were unlikable characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Genocide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Toxic relationship

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Rape, and Pregnancy

alyssasaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

victoria_elaine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? N/A

3.5

I really love this series, but I hope the fourth book is better than this. I did not like what became of Elias, and Helene definitely became the main focus of the plot. I wasn’t constantly motivated to keep reading it, but I got there eventually. I can’t wait to read the final book in the series. I think it will wrap everything up nicely and (hopefully) it will bring together a couple of ships iykyk 😉 P.S. rage rant in the spoiler

WHO LET ELIAS DITCH LAIA LIKE THAT??? LIKE WHAT?!?! BUT IM SO IN LOVE WITH HELITAS (HEL AND AVITAS HARPER)!!!! ISTG IF HE DIES I WILL JUMP OFF A CLIFF. AND COOK BEING THE LIONESS MADE ME SCREAM.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, War, Pregnancy, Murder, and Gore

Minor: Rape, Death of parent, and Genocide

kilic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Pregnancy, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

chlomonte's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.75

my favourite book so far of the ember quartet. helene's chapters are my favourite to read n i loved all of the politicking and war, unpop opinion but i really don't care for the romantic relationships 😭 i know the yearning was meant to cause me pain but i just preferred the other aspects of the plot. the twist with cook had me gobsmacked good job miss tahir. lots of very emotional moments n i hope to see more of laia & helene bonding in the final book love my main ladies sm. eek such a good dark war torn high fantasy series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

coolbeancat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

jules_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

Definitely my fave of the series so far! Full review to come

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Child death and Gore

Minor: Slavery, Racism, and Rape

crazyrandom_music's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Pregnancy