Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

291 reviews

kmizzzle'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? Yes

5.0

I loved Oraya from the moment the story started. She was so utterly

human but not

. And Raihn...I mean, I love me a good morally gray MC and he's at the top. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and cannot wait to see how it continues. 

The author is brilliant. And her writing is superb. 

I told folks I was reading an edgier Twilight. I still think that. But there's so much about it I can't put into words. Just superb. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Death of parent

thaliaw's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and War

theoryfruit's review against another edition

I started off loving this book, but by 20 percent the protagonist still seemed very one-note and predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Death of parent and War

ashleymg99's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

As someone who is just dabbling in full-on romantasy (because don’t get me wrong, I love a good love story) this was SUCH a strong start. You can tell that so much thought has been put into the world building & the characters, and the evolution of their relationship felt so natural. I FLEW through this book in a few days, I literally could not stop reading it.

I adore Raihn, I feel like the whole time I was screaming at Oraya to be nicer to him 😂. but also, like Oraya, I feel a bit betrayed by him in the ending (but also understand why he…omitted certain details from her). Him and Mische brought so much color to the world and I’m very excited to see more of them in the coming books (because I hear Miche is the protagonist in the next duology).

Also, I will say - I am not a fan of gore, but I tolerate it much better in books because you can often sort of make it more palatable - this book is definitely gory but not gross (looking at you, The Devil Takes You Home) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and War

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

miss_berry315's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

4.0

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
🌶️.5/5 

I really loved the intensity of the trials in this book. I also really liked how a lot of the character motivation was hidden from the reader in a way that we got just enough to be intrigued, but not too much to be overly predictable. 
Some aspects of the plot were easy to guess, but overall it set up for book 2 very well. 
The plot was great, the characters were complex and far from flawless, there was mystery and tension throughout the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

lucyewright21's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

q_bert13's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.25

If the Hunger Games and Game of Thrones created a vampire-filled child, that would be The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Overall a really good read, multi-dimensional, flawed characters in a vast, danger-filled world. With minor amounts of smut (which I could do without tbh) the story keeps you guessing until the end. Points marked a bit down for the ending however, though I’ll have to check out the next book in the series to fully make my decision. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

katlynnnxo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

stephanie_w11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I heard that if you like ACOTAR then you will like The Serpent and the Wings of Night. I can confirm! I was skeptical coming into this book but this turned out to be such an amazing read. I thought I knew how it would end but I was so surprised and delighted by the twists and turns. I can’t wait to read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

linnybear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Torture