Reviews tagging 'War'

Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

63 reviews

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Animal death, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Sexism, Body shaming, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Miscarriage, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Infertility

Minor: Kidnapping and Slavery

abronstein's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoyed this book and loved the history angle of the storytelling. I powered through about 70% of the book (also via audiobook), but then I staggered off

near the middle of the Dance of the Dragon

part. Lots of names and loyalties, so hold on tight. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

rllaird's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Great fictional history! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, War, and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

catherinedsharp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

Certain eras were more interesting than others but really interesting to explore the world in a way the original series didn’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Classism, Child death, Homophobia, Animal death, War, Blood, Grief, Incest, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy, Torture, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

kigoe's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, War, and Sexual violence

trinidad_gondi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Sexual violence, Death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Incest, Blood, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Death of parent, and War

elessahr's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Incest, Rape, and Torture

inlibrisveritas's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense slow-paced

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

4.5

 who knew I'd end up loving a fiction history textbook more than the actual series I'm still waiting to end.
The dragons deserved better though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Child death, Gore, and Incest

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

diedaahh's review

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Reads like a history-book. Might be confusing because of the many names that are recycled generation after generation (HOTD watchers: your Aegon doesn't exist until about the 65% mark) 

Other than that is the worldbuilding truly something else. The sheer amount of characters, motives, betrayal, political shenanigans and details is nothing short of impressive.

The book stopped being engaging to me after

Rhaenyra and Alicent died, but that might just be my gay ass

I'd recommend this book to readers who like high fantasy + dragons, don't mind telling over showing along with sparse dialogue and enjoy being a fly on the wall listening to the most dysfunctional family in Westeros 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, War, and Child death

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Colonisation, Confinement, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Toxic relationship

roznn's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Child death, Infertility, Torture, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Racism