Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Signal Moon by Kate Quinn

6 reviews

dev921's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and War

bringmybooks's review

emotional hopeful informative tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Nice little addition / companion to The Rose Code.

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While I don’t know that it did a ton for me, it was a story with two characters that I enjoyed reading about, albeit only for 50 some pages. (Also worth noting that this has a fantastical element to it, so if you're looking for straight historical fiction, that's not what this is)

Quick note that I also downloaded the Audible version and I really liked the narration, so if you’re looking for a short audiobook while you knock out some chores, this would be a perfect pick!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and War

reading_ladies_blog's review

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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I have to admit up front that this book might have been a lot better in print than in audio. Someone made a huge error in the way they set up the dual narration, because it led to one character in particular sounding vastly different in alternating chapters, to the point that I almost felt like it couldn't be the same person, which was very distracting. 

Otherwise, the story was fine. An interesting blend of historical fiction and sci-fi, with an ending that was probably great from a literary perspective, but not quite satisfying for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

fanchera's review

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Cursing and Death

ka_ke's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

Normally I love Kate Quinn’s writing, but Signal Moon was just absurd. It was a cool idea, but definitely a COVID project. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Mental illness and Misogyny