Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare

7 reviews

quinnpjd930's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

So much happens in this book it really could’ve been 2. However the non stop action and high stakes was enjoyable and the ending was great. That epilogue though was a surprise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Torture

Minor: Body shaming and Pregnancy

kaneli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Self harm, Blood, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cursing, Deadnaming, and War

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

"faith isn't never having any doubts, it's having what you need to overcome them."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Minor: Body shaming and Homophobia

fromjuliereads'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
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

OKAY. So I teared up not once but TWICE reading this. I will say that there is a section in the middle that was a bit long for my taste and dragged on a bit. And the back and forth of these events happening at the end. It all almost lowered my rating. And the epilogue. Hated that. BUT the TRUE ENDING 😭 so good. 

Basically all I took away from this book was that I adore the Blackthorns, and Alec Lightwood is the BEST and no one can convince me otherwise.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

leahsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I've come to notice that CC series always seem to have some things in common: strong female protagonists, characters who don't always think through the consequences of their actions, love triangles, and perhaps the most frustrating thing, CLIFFHANGERS AT THE END OF A SERIES?!?! Why? There is literally no need for that nonsense. I completely understand (although I don't always appreciate) having a cliffhanger at the end of a book IN a series. But when I come to the end of a series, I expect things to be neatly tied up with a freaking bow on top. Instead, I'm left hanging and waiting for a book that hasn't been written yet. I'm a bit frustrated, and it definitely impacted my rating. *end rant*

The story picks up right where Lord of Shadows ends. Literally, which surprised me a bit. It was so painful watching the family go through their grief in their own way, while also dealing with their own individual issues at the same time. You know, the Emma-Julian forbidden love, the Cristina-Mark-Kieran love triangle, Ty and Kit's super secret plan, Dru feeling left out of everything, and Helen trying to reintegrate back into the family. 

In addition to all of this stuff, there was a lot of other chaos occurring. The situations in Faerie, the situation between the Shadowhunters and the Cohort, and the tension between the Cohort and the Downworlders all come together to create a perfect storm. It also creates a number of plots to follow in the story, all of which converge magnificently, although I was all about it up until the very end. I kind of felt like it detracted from the story in a way, which also impacted my rating. 

The book is huge, but it's fast paced and features a lot of my favorite characters from previous books. I was thrilled to see them reappear and play such a big role. The whole time, I was honestly waiting for the members of the Cohort to be on the receiving end of some serious payback. This was a seriously dark book, and it really brought up some echoes of actual history. I guess I'm just going to have to go ahead and wait an unspecified amount of time for the next series to come out to find out what happens next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, and Gun violence