Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

56 reviews

dblue236's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

5.0

I've found an affinity for pirate books over the past few years, and particularly ones with female main characters. I really enjoyed the first book in this series, but I think I actually preferred this one. There was more depth to the characters and the story drew me in right from the beginning. I would love to see this series eventually get adapted for a film or TV series, and the author definitely provides plenty of material to work with. This was some of the best multi-layered storytelling I've read in a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Violence, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Confinement, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content

kwheelzroxx's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Misogyny

lisa07xie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? N/A

5.0

Omg this book it was PERFECTION!!! I did not expect to cry but I did it was sad and happy and made me anxious god it made me feel everything and I am so happy for Riden and Alosa! I loved the dynamics and the story it was so captivating I would definitly recommend this book to everyone! Might be my new all-time favourite!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, Torture, Addiction, Cursing, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

kristenreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, and Gun violence

asahome's review against another edition

adventurous funny

4.5

TL;DR: A young woman gains a better understanding of her family and the gifts from her heritage. Through facing these challenges, she forms deeper connections with the found family she loves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

I couldn't find a tag for this, but there were many times when Alosa used her Siren abilities against the will of the person she used them on.

nicholettegm's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual violence

kylosten's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism

ytzel_vr24's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Minor: Rape

northernbookfox's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

This did exactly what it needed to for me: it was entertaining and fun to read. However, I felt no sense of tension. 
The characters said exactly what they meant and wanted and felt, except Alosa. Levels of clear communication and self-awareness that would be commendable in real people but all the conflict that is supposed to come from those missed connections just evaporated with little to replace it.

Riden

did all his emotional work off-page. Characters just disappeared -

Draxton and Theris/Vandorn

: who knows what happened to them! For characters that were such threats in the previous book, they were dealt with so easily that it felt rushed. Was it? Was there supposed to be a missing book in the middle where they hunted down

Theris

? Who knows, but it's not here now.
Again, entertaining, kept me engaged enough to read it in a day, but when the only moment I felt tense was when

a child got shot in the head

- in a pirate book! I'm not impressed.
It's a shame because I did enjoy all the individual tropes, this should have been an easy win. Just goes to show, tension serves a purpose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Torture, and Cannibalism

ell_n's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence