Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

A Gathering of Shadows: Collector's Edition by V.E. Schwab

75 reviews

solouncapitulomas's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

It felt so long but I enjoyed the tournament a lot and Lila's development has been great (she was kinda insufferable during the first book) and I like her more now. 

Kell per usual is my number one boy and I want to give him a hug asap

The king and queen can both fuck off and all of the ppl of red london 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Kidnapping

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a lot more character driven than I was expecting, but the characters in this series are fascinating so that's only a slight downside. There is a bit of plot, mainly this competition, which was interesting in theory but also didn't seem so important enough that I was that enthralled by it. Kinda felt like 'well something HAS to happen in this book so why not this to bring the characters together'.

Narrators in this book were way better than book 1.

THE ENDING GAH.

MAJOR cliffhanger, and this is what I mean, by the time things were really moving plot-wise the book ended. Did it leave me wanting to read the third book immediately? Yes. Am I mad at that? A bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Self harm, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping and Sexual harassment

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Abandonment

margotgrb'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

SCREAMING. What a cliffhanger ending. I 👏 need 👏 more 👏 Kell 👏 and Lila 👏

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Blood

queen_saysan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Self harm, and Kidnapping

littletiramisu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-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: Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

auburn_phoenix_15's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

Second installment of the Darker Shade of Magic series.

No words. Honestly. I thought the first was good, this is outstanding! There was a mixture of the Hunger Games into this but without them all killing each other. The friendships and tensions was fabulous. We got introduced to some new people and let me say the tension between Alucard and Rhy (🥵). 

I absolutely love these characters and I love the chemistry they all have, either that be friendship, familial or lover. Would love to be part of their worlds!

However... that cliffhanger!!! 😱 I need to start the 3rd one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

softwindflower's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Kidnapping

bookboxbabe's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

*upping to five stars upon reread*

original review:

(4.5)

the first book read like a stand alone, but this one actually read like the middle book in a serious, with a cliffhanger ending that makes me want to reach for book 3. 

also, kell and rhy’s relationship is amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm