Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

180 reviews

_verena_'s review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

I loved this book, I simply couldn't put it down.
Oraya emotional journey was so raw and relatable, I'm so heartbroken for her!

I hated the ending tough! Wtf!

I mean, why the fuck did they get married? He lied to her, made her feel safe, just to abuse her confidence like that!
I really need a serious relentless + brutal revenge arc in the next book!

Plus: I need to know more about Vincent, whose story we learn almost nothing about. To me he was the most interesting character, I loved the mystery that surrounded him.
I request a prequel about Vincents life, pretty please 🙏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Genocide, Violence, Body shaming, Colonisation, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Slavery, War, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Torture

dani_365's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Child abuse, Confinement, War, Murder, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Torture

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Blood, Death, Murder, Rape, Genocide, Slavery, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Grief, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Sexual content

juliesleseecke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Self harm, Sexual assault, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

khymihr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Sexual assault, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Torture

Minor: Child death and Self harm

cableknitsweater's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good old fashioned vampire Hugh fantasy with a side of unhinged FMC that really worked for me.

If you enjoy fantasy plot lines about female characters growing up thinking they have to be the perfect weapon to be taken seriously, you will enjoy this book. Definite Jude vibes (FotA series).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Cursing, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Sexual content, War, Rape, Murder, Slavery, Sexual assault, Torture, and Racism

fluffy_comet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

It just fell flat at the end.

The forced marriage plot

was deeply frustrating, and the fact that all these two has to do was COMMUNICATE THE BAREST AMOUNT to avoid

another deadly war

was kind of infuriating at the end. The writer's grammar leaves much to be desired and I swear to God if she does the triplicate thing over (and over and over) in the next book I *will* DNF it. Loopholes and editing problems abound: you're telling me a 20 year old living in vampire territory isn't worried about her period? Also certain sentences/descriptions are repeated in the book in difficult situations, ie: he pissed himself, bleeding is bad, etc. 

Enjoyable read though, but it was very much a "kinda want to see what happens" vibe that drew me to ordering the next book, not a "I need to know what happens NOW".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Classism, Ableism, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Trafficking

bookwyrm25's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Very few books leave me staring into oblivion for a time after finishing it, just trying to absorb all of the insane things that just happened. I’m flabbergasted and shook, and lord almighty, do I have mixed emotions on the ending in regards to how many emotions I’m feeling all at once here.  The middle was a bit slow, but I enjoyed the building of their initial relationship and the slower evolution of it. The plot twists were insane. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape, Grief, and Torture

shinyfox's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, War, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Cursing

Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Alcohol, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit and Animal death