Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

133 reviews

khaylaa's review against another edition

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

4.0

Definitely enjoyed this story, the ending was exciting and so good! Immediately started book 2! What a wild ride!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

graceev's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Rape

Minor: Domestic abuse

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cursing, and Blood

Moderate: Gaslighting, Ableism, Torture, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Medical content, Sexual assault, Confinement, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, War, Child death, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Bullying

briannagriffin567's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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: Gore, Sexual content, Self harm, Violence, Grief, War, Sexual assault, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Self harm, and Emotional abuse

h_vann's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

mlottermoser's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

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

4.5

Spicy - two scenes not the entire book. 
Twisted, dark, cruel relationships. Lots of blood and violence. Vampire society with dueling groups. 
Enemies to lovers. Self acceptance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: War, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Animal cruelty

Not so much rape as revoked consent.

79lulu12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

The first half or so dragged a bit but oh BOY did the end reveals get me excited! I’m interested to see how the next book plays out. I think I’ll like it more than this one. I’ve had my fair share of deadly trial storylines and this one was pretty well done but I look forward to the aftermath more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape, Genocide, War, and Torture

kittkat's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

ein träumchen von einem fantasy-buch!! durchweg spannend, echt gutes worldbuilding uuund vor allem äußerst liebenswürdige charaktere. 

oraya ist ein mensch, der vom vampirkönig aufgenommen und trainiert wird. (der king heißt vincent; das ist echt der unroyalste/ unvampirischste name überhaupt hahah) sie tritt dann dem kejari-turnier (vampir hunger games) bei mit dem ziel, selbst zu einer mächtigen vampirin zu werden. dort geht sie aus verzweiflung ein temporäres bündnis mit raihn und mische ein und lernt langsam ihre magie zu benutzen. mit der zeit wachsen die drei mehr zu einer gruppe zusammen; am ende kann jedoch nur eine person, den kejari gewinnen… DAMM DAMM DAMM 🤯😱🥵🫨😮‍💨

vielleicht liegts ja nur an den fantasy büchern, die ICH so gelesen habe, aber ich finds einfach nicht soo attraktiv, wenn der mann die protagonistin mobbt (cruel prince) oder wenn er der kolonisator ist, der das ganze volk der protagonistin ermodet (hurricane wars). DAHER war dieses buch absolut entzückend mit raihn als männlicher protagonist - rücksichtsvoll, aufmerksam, einfach ein lieber!!

ich HASSE ihn aber grade am ende von buch 1; er merkt gefühlt nicht mal WIE schlimm und unverzeihlich sein handeln ist😩😤🤬🔪🔪

die romance war SLOW BURN und es war das beste, was dieser story hätte passieren können. no joke, der plot und der slow burn waren einfach so gut, dass ich sogar überrascht war, als der spice losging. ganz anderes gefühl als wenn man nervös darauf wartet. 

SIDENOTE: mische ist mein ganzes leben, ich liebe sie so sehr, ich will mit ihr zusammen ziehen und mein leben für sie geben. SO EIN SONNENSCHEIN!! leider bisher viel zu wenig aktiv im plot mit dabei ☹️.
SIDESIDENOTE: sprecherin von audible hat eine atemberaubende performance hingelegt! bisher vielleicht sogar das beste hörbuch, das ich jemals gehört habe 👀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Grief, Murder, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: War and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Sexual violence

lauradanby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

It took me a while to get into this book. I felt like the beginning was super overwritten and excessive. I also felt as though the author expected us to be invested in certain characters early without putting in the work to create that investment. This being said, as I continued reading and got to know the characters more, it became easier to buy in. 

Being structured around the trials meant that the novel kept a good pace and tension remained. Overall, a good read and I am excited to pick up the next one. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death and Confinement

Minor: Rape

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

On one hand, this is the first time when reading a fantasy romance that I've actually cheered the main couple on. The other hand is that an author who cannot write an action scene has chosen to write a five-phase combat tournament and it is grating. (I am side-eyeing every named editor who didn't catch the glaring continuity error in the first chapter.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Death, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Animal cruelty, Genocide, Medical content, Confinement, Alcohol, Death of parent, Torture, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, War, Vomit, and Slavery