Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Forging Hephaestus by Drew Hayes

2 reviews

tarynlannister's review

adventurous dark funny 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

4.5

I have to say, I am impressed with how far Drew Hayes has come with writing female characters! Yeah, they're still all generally described as thin, and mostly attractive, but there's far less attention given, either by the narration or male characters, to their bodies and sex appeal. There's also am impressive amount of focus on female friendships, and very little on romance. And there are several POC characters! Much as I loved the Super Powereds series, this has far more interesting characterisation. And it's incredibly impressive that he managed to create two totally unique superhero/villain universes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism

Quite a bit more violent than most of Drew Hayes' other books. There are some graphic descriptions of superpower-induced deaths. Typically these are brief, but occasionally somewhat detailed with blood and gore. However

no major characters are seriously injured or killed, only minor characters.

dragongirl271's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Child death, and Death