Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

38 reviews

karapillar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Physical abuse, Self harm, Stalking, War, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Death of parent, Child death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Grief, Violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, and Body horror

Moderate: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Medical content, Torture, Rape, Xenophobia, and Infidelity

kristie_06's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

I loved this book! Loved the writing, the pacing, the characters, and the world building. And although i liked the ending and it made sense with where the book was going, it felt a little rushed and confusing. I was going to rate it 4 stars but there were so many loose ends left that it dropped the rating to 3.75. I still throughly enjoyed this book though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual content, Violence, and Death

Minor: Self harm, Rape, Slavery, and Torture

erikachung182's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence, Torture, and Self harm

amoiseenko's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Vomit, Sexual content, War, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Rape, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Self harm

michealasharp'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed the writing and the story here. It did feel like it borrowed a bit too heavily from certain other popular series but combined those elements in a way that was more satisfying overall the other series. The way the enemies to lovers trope played out here was especially satisfying and the plot twists toward the end were excellent. I thought the world itself was unique and interesting although I would have liked a bit more thorough world-building.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Blood

Minor: Self harm and Rape

karhitch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Confinement, Blood, War, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Genocide, Cursing, Grief, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

apolen's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Cursing, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, War, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Rape

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Wow this book. The first 25% felt slow, probably because vampires are not my favorite fantasy concept, but then I read the rest of the book in less than 24 hours. This is high fantasy and my brain had a little bit of a hard time wrapping itself around everything for the first part because I wasn’t in the mood I think, but I enjoyed it thoroughly even when it felt a little slow. I loved the magic system and politics, as well as the culture of the entire country. It was well thought out and intriguing to learn about. I appreciated all of the characters’ motivations and found lots of depth in the characters too. The last 80 pages gutted me 😭 it was such an emotional whirlwind. My feelings are so complicated about how it all ended, which is the mark of a well-written and complex book that I am still thinking about. I have no idea where the second book will go but I need to read it asap!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Cursing

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Infidelity, and Self harm

rais's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Murder, Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm and Toxic relationship

dustfinger97's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Gore, Genocide, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, War, and Self harm

Moderate: Self harm, Torture, Rape, and Slavery