Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

34 reviews

sxndaze's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

It’s a good end to the trilogy. There were some parts that seemed anticlimactic and other parts that were really wild and wonderfully paced. A bittersweet ending that balanced grief and joy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Sexual content

readingelli's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Death, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

trintrin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

Easily my favourite of the three. I loved Mal so much more in this one

and I'm glad I don't resent Alina ending up with him.

I've read Crooked Kingdom before I read this so I knew Nikolai would survive and that he is the King of Scars but goshhh I genuinely feared for his life when that happened. He is truly the best character that came out of this series and I can't wait to read King of Scars.

I liked the conclusion for the most part. The way the amplifiers worked, the Soldat Sol, the end of the Fold and the Darkling, Alina losing her powers and living a peaceful life away from the crown, Nikolai, Genya, David, and Zoya being the leaders of the future -- all that was great. But there was one part that I didn't really buy. One part that made use of my least favourite trope in the world. The Resurrection Trope. As much as I liked Malina in this book I still wish Mal either stayed dead or didn't have to die in the first place.

But apart from that, a pretty solid, fast-paced ending to the series imo. Leigh's writing is beautiful as always. I would've knocked some points off for the resurrection trope but since I couldn't put this book down and since it made me love Mal though I still wish he were dead, I have to give it a 5. And I can't believe I'm saying this but I miss the Darkling already.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, War, Rape, Sexual content, and Grief

colloreda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Death, Child death, War, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content

dancing_on_ur_muml0l's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

YAY THE DARKLING DIED WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

slayed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Blood

Alina and Mal>>>>

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Classism, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, and War

evie_lumby's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

Great plot, lots of plot twists coming up that there is no way you could guess. Beautiful ending. Keeps your attention the whole way through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

lujisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Child death, Murder, Death, and War

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Rape, and Sexual content

nisha_27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing and Sexual assault

bentobookdragon11's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content and Cursing