Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody

12 reviews

mairi99's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, Death, and Drug use

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Vomit

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Grief, Death of parent, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

drugged drink

ali_k0's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

I usually don't enjoy mysterys but this book did it for me! The pace was slower than I prefer, but it kicked up enough that it kept me on its hook. 

The characters were fun, their motivations unique. The world building of the City of Sin is unlike anything I've seen before. The world felt so alive it was as if it was breathing off the page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Slavery and Drug use

riflelizards's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Death of parent, Violence, Alcohol, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, War, Torture, and Pedophilia

memento_morri's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.75

This book was great! I throughly enjoyed both the characters and the plot, and I will most definitely be purchasing and reading the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Death

Minor: Sexual harassment and Death of parent

tspice24's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Blood and Murder

sarah_cameron's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

A very exciting book with an intriguing,  diverse, and morally grey cast of characters. A unique take on a magic-based world that felt incredibly real. Can’t wait to dive into the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Vomit

teri_b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

I have been curious for this story for a while so when I found it available during my audible trials I went for it.

I loved listening to this story and find out more about New Reyes, get to know Enne and Levi and see how their lives change with the two of them meeting each other.

Everybody is morally grey in this story and have their own agendas. 

Now, I am already looking forward where the story moves from book one on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Murder

mars1111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really liked this book but there is something holding me back from giving it 5 stars. The start is pretty slow and the first 100 pages are nothing special but after that the action just keepins going and becomes more and more exciting. I liked how the relationships between characters evolved through the book but I feel like they are a bit too hurried. Overall the book was great, the world, the plot and the characters are well constructed. I will read the other two books from the trylogy for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, War, Police brutality, and Pedophilia

Minor: Slavery and Fire/Fire injury

lemonzest's review

adventurous mysterious 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 and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Torture, and Alcoholism

Minor: Addiction and Sexual harassment