Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

272 reviews

morgankendrick455's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny tense

• 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: Child death, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, War, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

yourstrulyn_'s review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad 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

5.0

LOVED IT 
It's now my favourite book of all time absolutely amazing.  Chiefs kiss <33

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Child death, Blood, and Cursing

timetotalkbeauty's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, and Gore

s_r_sparrow's review

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

1.5

I hated this book. It was essentially a modge podge of every popular ya fantasy but they cussed and there were explicit scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, War, Ableism, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Blood

Minor: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Drug use

tabea1409's review

adventurous dark tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Blood, Toxic friendship, Violence, Child death, Sexual content, Cursing, and Gore

hannahcadwell's review

adventurous dark 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

4.25

I really wanted to dislike this book. Rebecca Yarros has made some… questionable choices in her writing and her public presence, but when a coworker lent me the book I figured I might as well see if the hype was worth it. And yeah, her writing can be lazy and the romance made my skin crawl at times, but DAMN. This book pulled me IN. It really reminded me of the fantasy I loved so much in middle school but written for me as a 20-something. I mean, the Divergent parallels are so strong. But there are things that I think Yarros did well. I loved how she included a disabled main character and didn’t have magic just, cure her (bonus points for including a Deaf/Hard of Hearing character!). There is queer representation (albeit mostly in background characters) without being weird. And as I reached the latter part of the book I felt that the story became more unique. I’ll be diving into the second installment with relish, but I’ve still got my eye on you, Rebecca.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

anried's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Sexual content, Violence, War, Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Murder

stitchbooks22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Body shaming, Torture, Colonisation, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gore, Physical abuse, Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Hate crime, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, War, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Genocide, and Vomit

xvicesx's review

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this, but I do think the pacing ended up being a bit off in the last 20%, hence the dropped .5 star. 

Violet makes an interesting character, and her particular disability makes for a very interesting premise in a world where strength very much depends on the cooperation of their body. 

The intrigue over all was well done, although I do feel like maybe the book was a touch too long. Looking forward to the next one. 

Also, if Dain doesn't lose his hands in a future book as punishment for what an utter bastard he is, then I'll never forgive the author.

He's on par with a rapist and has no place to live.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

Mind rape -- Dain steals into Violet's mind without her knowledge and steals her memories

ladyashlene's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Chronic illness, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury