Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

230 reviews

lilyannekot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

5.0

Obsessed. I’m not a huge vampire girly but this book was so good I’m totally hooked!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual harassment

sophiaschoice's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Genocide and Torture

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Alcohol, and War

briannagriffin567's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

librarybookfamily's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

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

4.5

Spicy - two scenes not the entire book. 
Twisted, dark, cruel relationships. Lots of blood and violence. Vampire society with dueling groups. 
Enemies to lovers. Self acceptance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

Not so much rape as revoked consent.

b_addie_readsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

The first half or so dragged a bit but oh BOY did the end reveals get me excited! I’m interested to see how the next book plays out. I think I’ll like it more than this one. I’ve had my fair share of deadly trial storylines and this one was pretty well done but I look forward to the aftermath more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Genocide, Rape, Torture, and War

thelibraryskeeper's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

Carissa just doesn't miss. This is a new world from her War of Lost Hearts Trilogy. I knew I could trust her even in this new world. This book was so good and I absolutely did NOT see the twist even coming. I cannot wait to start book two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Self harm, Slavery, and Death of parent

haleydeppert's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

When I first started this book, I will admit I was a little impatient and found myself bored quite quickly. However, once I worked through that impatience I felt during the first 50 pages, I was hooked! Let me also just say, my jaw was TO THE FLOOR during the last part of the book. I felt so many different emotions at once while reading the last 150 pages. That’s how you know a book is good and has made an impact on you! Love, sadness, anger, betrayal… this book has it all! I loved it and can’t wait to pick up the second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide and War

Minor: Slavery and Torture

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

On one hand, this is the first time when reading a fantasy romance that I've actually cheered the main couple on. The other hand is that an author who cannot write an action scene has chosen to write a five-phase combat tournament and it is grating. (I am side-eyeing every named editor who didn't catch the glaring continuity error in the first chapter.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, Slavery, Vomit, and War

myahthebookfiend's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

it was fun. there was a lot of fighting, which was great because I love action in books. there was also romance. it was very slow burn, but I prefer that to them getting together 50 pages in. I did sort of struggle to finish this book, though. I'm not entirely sure why. it's not like I was bored, but maybe I was? I don't know what it was. something just didn't click for me, so I have to give it 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Self harm