Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Ruthless Fae by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

5 reviews

nineinchnails's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

going to try to keep this spoiler free but i don't have much to say about the writing that i didn't already say in my review of the awakening so it'll be pretty short. we get some chapters in the guys' pov and while stuff was hinted at in the first book the chapters provide more insight into the other characters and there was more focus on them + their motivations than before! this book also developed + focused on nymphs more and the girls are starting to settle in and even evolve imo. geraldine gets some more 'screentime' here and i'm obsessed even if there isn't much more development for her yet since she's starting to grow closer to the girls regardless.

i usually hate action scenes (especially in books) because i find them terribly boring and redundant but the last 10% had me biting my nails on the edge of my seat. ngl i can't wait to start the 3rd book because it left off at such a crazy place but i have been advised it's better to read the prequel first💔 also i'm sure i'm supposed to hate max but i just can't i love (fictional) male manipulators and his antics are endearing to me i wish he had more focus 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Gore, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death, War, Child abuse, and Grief

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crinkledmochi's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

again im just reading this for a good time lmao… also these books are kinda long for no reason like the first half to middle is barely any plot and all the action and good stuff is at the end which is understandable but there’s too much exposition. 

also can we talk about the tokenism of diego… 

and the fact that this series lacks diversity when there’s so many species of fae ??? there’s one poc in this whole series and he’s a bad guy (max rigel), the vega twins and diego are latine but they’re white so does that even count,,,

let’s also mention the fact that lance is like 26 and darcy is 18… at least tory is flirting with people her age not that it makes it any better cause she has terrible taste (abusers).  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Gaslighting, Grief, Body shaming, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Excrement, Incest, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Alcoholism

hiddeninfantasy's review

dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

ellencarter0's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Violence, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

charhollyx's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I thoroughly enjoyed the first book, but I enjoyed this one so much more!
I found the characters much more loveable, I found the sexy scenes more relatable and the tense scenes had me on the edge of my seat.
I devoured it in two days, I could barely go about my usual daily activities without debating my theories or plotting what might happen next!
A series that finally levels the excitement I had for ACOTAR!!

I absolutely adore Lance Orion with Darcy but I find myself unable to commit to their relationship after the scene about fated mates and how if they don’t go right, shit goes sideways and with the twins facing shit 24/7, she is obviously doomed to a troubled future in that relationship, though I really hope they succeed…
I prefer Tory with Caleb; who I am greatly warming up to. Though alike my feeling with ‘Dorian’, I have a feeling she won’t work out with either him or Darius.

I’m just hoping things start to level out for them now, that they eventually end up on the throne with their orders revealed (which I’m dying to find out)!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship