Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher

2 reviews

ritabriar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

I adore how Istvhan and Clara are built for each other, how their deep, dark secret flaws are exactly what makes them perfect for each other. As always, the main characters are kind and humorous. Sigrid, Galen, and Brindle are all vibrant and each charming in their own way. 

The story is a quest and a mystery braided together with a romance on a road trip. It really has everything.

We get to visit a new city, with problems the Temple of the White Rat

can't really solve, but tries to manage anyway.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Grief, Slavery, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Animal death

There are gladiatorial pits and a

group of women

forcibly taken to them. Creepy dolls make an appearance, in a way, associated with the

return of the smooth men

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bookbuzzard's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

Another classic 'A sad paladin meets a strong woman and they each think the other doesn't want them so they spend an awful lot of time staring longingly at each other while on a long journey before they finally confess their feelings, and also a gnoll is there' from T. Kingfisher, but I love it so much. She knows what I crave and she delivers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Kidnapping, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gore, Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Abandonment, Colonisation, Antisemitism, and Vomit

Undeath Antisemitism explanation -

Enemy constructs described as 'Golems'