Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski

17 reviews

strawberrycandy's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Death

Minor: Homophobia and Gore

delvainy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

This wasn’t the easiest read in the whole world, just because it hurt to see my baby in this way. It actually reminded me of the book Sweet and Bitter Magic if that book had actually been written in a way I enjoyed (okay, woof, sort it’s catching strays or whatever the kids say these days). I really really enjoyed learning more about Sid because I fell for her so completely in the first book. I feel like the ending was a bit abrupt and it could’ve gone into more detail about the consequences of everything? Plus, and this is only glaring because of how right the first book got it, but I really did need more time with them together after everything that went down. Still, this was a very very good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

cardanrry's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

sidofherran's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.0

i liked book 1 much better than this. this really felt like a sequel to the winner's curse rather than a sequel to the midnight lie.

anyway all i care about is that i care sid my nonbinary lesbian king very much 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Murder

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

I did not care about the characters anymore and honestly I didn’t care to see how the story got resolved. Also I have now learned there was a trilogy before this called the Winners Trilogy I think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Blood, Gore, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Death, Murder, Violence, and War

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Grief, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Child death, Classism, Gun violence, and Sexual content

cagneynicole18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense slow-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

4.0

okay here we go...

the first 2/3 or the book dragged to me which was deviating because I loved the first book, but finishing the book was worth it. I do wish that she made the ending much longer and kept writing. I do feel like the author got tired of the book at some point and rushed the rest. I loved finding out Nirrim's origin that was incredible to me. Honestly, I wish we got three books instead of two I'm sad it's over.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Violence

Minor: War, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

orchidd's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and War

jurizprudence's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

the challenge is to keep count of how many times sid mentioned apples and replayed "do you not love me as i love you? won't you come with me" line in each of her pov. mommy issues and the crippling rejection from your one true love. i get it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Addiction, War, and Colonisation

booksthatburn's review against another edition

I hadn't liked the love interest in the first book, so switching perspectives to that person and a very altered version of the previous protagonist resulted in a book where I dislike both of the point-of-view characters. That alteration fits the plot, so if you liked the first one this might work for you, it just didn't for me. I can say it starts to deal with the fallout of the protagonist's actions in the first book, so while I don't know how it ends up, I can confirm that it didn't resolve it quickly nor cheaply.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Body horror, Death, Genocide, and Cannibalism

Minor: Self harm, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Colonisation