Reviews tagging 'Death'

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

184 reviews

injiofthebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, War, Addiction, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, and Sexism

aisling872's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Minor: Body shaming

faith_d's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

For me, this book was an emotional roller coaster. Love the character development, how everything worked out in the end (in ways I never expected)! 

It left you on a slight cliffhanger where the author has the option too write where she left off if she chooses too. Amazing book, amazing series, amazing author! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Blood, Violence, War, Misogyny, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Grief

alldivviedup's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War

sammymilfort's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Death, Hate crime, Violence, Religious bigotry, Torture, and War

jupitermond's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Body horror

thenovelmaura's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Well, if you thought King of Scars had too much going on, this book has all those plot lines and piles on a few more for good measure. Let's be real, the whole thing was pure fan service. And as a fan, I was satisfied. As book reviewer who actually cares about things like plot... that Six of Crows sequence was unnecessary. The scene with Mal and Alina was unnecessary. A lot of the book was unnecessary, to be honest.

I really disliked the choice Bardugo made in bringing the Darkling back. Talk about a fan service choice so that a terrible character can get a redemption arc that he didn't need.

There were obviously good moments—from strong character development to amazing action scenes—or I wouldn't be giving this book 3 stars. Was I entertained? Of course. Will I miss these characters and the wonderous Grishaverse? With all my heart. Was this Bardugo's best work? Not by a country mile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

First of all, all hail Dragon Queen Zoya

 
I really liked this one, probably in my top three grishaverse books (it was a little slow getting into but that final battle scene was absolutely amazing) BUT THE END FELT LIKE A CLIFFHANGER SO Leigh is there going to be another book because if there isn’t going to be another one I might cry

I need more Zoyalai and Nina/Hanne (I wish we knew what name they picked because I don’t want to be deadnaming but there was no decision so) also I need to see what shenanigans Kaz and his besties get up to next because that ending was definitely setting up a SoC 3/ KoS 3 (even though Leigh’s probably gonna kill someone else I NEED MORE)

 
Anyway that was great but I need to read something short next because Leigh certainly loves writing long chapters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Torture, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Dysphoria and Chronic illness

therese_nook68's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, War, and Murder