Reviews tagging 'War'

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

7 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and War

alysereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

Listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it! The world is so captivating and I love the characters. This particular book was fun because it felt like the triwizard tournament

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War

greenrequiem's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse and War

Minor: Self harm and Xenophobia

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Self harm, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Vomit, and Abandonment

samchase112's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-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

Whew, what a ride! The second in the Shades of Magic trilogy… I have been waiting years to get to finally read this book, and I'm so so glad I stuck to it (and just bought the damn box set). This world, these characters, are so much freaking fun to read about. Lila is a devilish, crazy character, while Kell… Kell! I just love him. And their world, their banter, their connection, their adventures — it's all the fantasy goodness I crave. The first 70% of this did drag a bit, without Lila and Kell's interaction; I said in an update that the buildup was sweet — and it was, but only for so long, until it became overkill and I was sitting there waiting for fireworks. Good thing the ending 1000% delivered on those promised explosions, and left me itching for the final book. So, yes, A Gathering of Shadows (a perfect sequel name; shadows appeared in bk 1, gather in bk 2, and explode in bk 3) suffered from the sophomore slump/sequel slump/book-two-of-a-trilogy slump… and yet it was still oh so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder

Minor: Slavery and War

theslowreadernumber5's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

reddeddy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i am just *inhales*……Delilah Bard…..you are insane….but you’re also a fucking badass…..i had some issues with this book through the middle and towards the end, but that ending….i’m kinda shook…..that final line gave me literal chills.

overall a solid sequel, and im so looking forward to the last one, especially after that cliffhanger…i mainly had issues with some of the character development, especially Lila, because i feel like she doesn’t get the same kind of nuance as Kell or even Rhy, especially with everything going on, it feels like she doesn’t ever get the same emotional depth the others do, but hopefully in the next book she will!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War