Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

62 reviews

annick's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I love the teal foil embossing on the book cover. 

Sadly I got a dud binding in the first edition/print of the uk hardback which made it different to keep pages open without damaging the spine. 

I  loved the opening. Strong momentum, banter and intrigue. 

By the middle I was flagging. By the last quarter I was bored and skimming. 

I loved how excited lots of reviewers have been for this. But I struggled to care. Snorri needed more nuance. Freya needs to be more mature about how people withdrawing secrets is not the same as being “lied to”. The twists weren’t surprising. 

I will read book two in 2025. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

ashleyreadz's review

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Murder

Moderate: War and Fire/Fire injury

glund_01's review

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

vixairy's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content

kaneebli's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Gore, Misogyny, War, Blood, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Grief, Vomit, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy

melanielbooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Gaslighting, War, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, War, Misogyny, Grief, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse

spectacles_and_books'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

This was everything I could have hoped for. After devouring the first of the Bridge Kingdom duology, this was a return for me to what I originally loved about Danielle L Jensen's writing.

Freya was such an interesting character, dealing with finding her own sense of self amongst the men who would seek to use her for their own gain.

The Nordic influence of the setting and mythology was so engaging and handled in what I felt to be a really respectful way. The choice of narrator (Nina Yndis) was a perfect choice and it was excellent to hear the pronunciations from an actress with Norwegian heritage.

I can't wait to see the rest of Freya's journey!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

pm_me_book_recs's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and War

readingwithgoose's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Sexual content, Blood, War, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit