Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Iron Flame - Flammengeküsst by Rebecca Yarros

72 reviews

cmason101's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Child abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Gore, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

violetrage's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

I know this is a romantasy, but I wanted more dragons and less relationship drama and sex. The angst and sex is reeeeally over the top. I started skipping it about halfway through. I’ll likely read the next book when it’s released, but by the end of this book the story was losing me. 

Dragons - 5 stars
Plot - 3 stars
Characters - 2.5 stars
Sexual Endurance - 5 star but staaaawp already

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Bullying, Torture, Violence, War, and Abandonment

mzquirk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As long as this one was compared to Fourth Wing, I felt the length was a bit much compared to the meat we actually got. Did I like it, yes. But there's some things in there I could've done with out. But I also understood what we needed to get out of this book as well, to help set up what is to come. And I enjoyed the hell out of it.

Things I could do without - Violet's wishy/washy "I'm made, I'm not mad, he's gorgeous and I hate him"-ness. ...and that is it. That's all. I was annoyed by that and only that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: War, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Death, Bullying, Blood, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

thepeculiarlibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

takes a minute to get through, but goddamn that plot twist at the end…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, War, Death, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

lethridge's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

Great read! Highly recommend this series! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, War, Grief, and Chronic illness

Minor: Bullying and Death of parent

annick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Oh my. That was so much better than I expected. I’m reeling and lost for words to describe my thoughts.  I def recommend it. 

There are some flaws in the writing and plot that I’d want to change/edit which is why I had a hard choice between 5* 4.5* and  opted for  4.75* because it doesn’t meet my fierce criteria for perfect five stars. But I loved this and planned to reread it more than once so I figure those flaws aren’t material.  

I spotted some of the plot twists but not others. I am grateful somethings were elusive. There are clues. And some twists too too long to be spotted by our main characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

kefredriksen'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, War, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, and Bullying

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Torture, Sexual content, and Death of parent

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Medical content, Body horror, Gore, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, Grief, Torture, Blood, and Sexual content

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Xenophobia, Confinement, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Classism, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Colonisation, Stalking, War, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Violence, and Vomit