Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

63 reviews

hexe_19's review

adventurous dark lighthearted 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: Confinement

Moderate: Torture, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Minor: Rape

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-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

4.25

My feelings for this book are stronger than the first one. I loved the character development, both in terms of Alosa’s relationship to her father and her relationship to Riden. We got to see more of Riden’s motivations too. I really hated the miscommunication trope and feel like both Alosa and Riden were bad listeners and also bad communicators for the first half of the book. But eventually they started talking lol. This book was definitely more gruesome than the first one, and I gasped out loud multiple times. I’m glad with how it all turned out, and how the story wrapped up nicely. What an adventure of a story! So many twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, and Torture

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

brynleigh's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, War, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Slavery, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

ksmith_23's review

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Torture

2kyr6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

[NO SPOILERS]
such a good fantasy read. i would highly recommend for ages 15 and above. please check the content warnings before reading though. it might be too overwhelming for some people. i would not recommend this book as like the very first book you read as a teen. start with something more lighthearted and easy to read. read this after like 5 different books or so. its a really good book for getting into fantasy though! 

(the content warnings i've put is for both the first and second book of this duology)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Colonisation, and Classism

aamina's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Rape

Minor: Torture, Vomit, and Infertility

mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not only is she the daughter of the pirate king but she’s the daughter of a siren. This comes with all types of special abilities. She also finds herself falling for a man who doesn’t care that she’s a siren but also doesn’t want her to use her abilities on him. Can they find the treasure island without facing the wrath of the pirate king? What about the sirens, their calls are coming louder now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Torture, Violence, Rape, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Blood, War, and Death

nat20charisma's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.5

I loved getting to know the rest of the female pirates better in this sequel! Another great page turner with a fantastic conclusion. 

That said, there are a few reasons I didn’t rate it a full 5 stars:
- it’s less spicy than the first book. Elisa and Riden had MUCH more action, and I was hoping this would get steamier. If anything, it’s more PG
- I got a little tired of their back and forth stubborn-ness. She had so many chances to admit her feelings, and he was all over the place. It got a bit boring in the middle. 
- There is a LOT more death and gore in this one. Not that it bothered me too much, but I was surprised since the last one wasn’t nearly so bloody and gruesome. 
- I thought it was weird that the whole crew was trying to force Kieran on Cerinda even though she clearly expressed that she didn’t want it, and everyone was ok with it?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, and Death

Minor: Child death, Gaslighting, Torture, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

xlaurareads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

i thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and am absolutely fascinated how the story went on and turned out in the end. i loved all the plot points and the raw emotions shown by the characters. some things i felt were a bit too rushed but that kind of added up to the fast-paced nature of the story so it was just fine but i think the ending of the last fight was too rushed for it's own good - i would've expected a bit more here. i liked how the lovestory between alosa and riden finally evolved and they came to trusting each other more and more. a really action-packed great young-adult novel and not your average pirate story to enjoy this summer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism

mallorypen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a fun read, and honestly more engaging than the first book in the duology. The worldbuilding and cast were fully set in book one, and the motivations of our main characters were set in motion already; and as those were the elements in the first book that felt a little ungainly and laggish, Book Two was able to dive right into the story.

The plot twists were nicely done, and the crew of the Ava-Lee felt more important and fleshed out. I appreciated the pacing of the story arc, and felt there was enough action throughout to keep me engaged. 

The biggest “eh” moments for me were Riden’s character arc, and Alosa’s misunderstanding of her mother’s actions.

• Rides ran a little hot and cold in ways that didn’t feel all that understandable, and when
  he revealed just how abusive his father had really been, the writing felt heavy on exposition versus letting his character show us.
• As the reader, I was totally following Ava-Lee’s explanation for why she was leaving the ship. I was more perplexed with Alosa’s abrupt about-face in her perception of her mother.

That said, this was a fine romp of a YA adventure novel, and pleasantly better than the first book. Huzzah!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Blood