Reviews tagging 'Gore'

A Soul of Ash and Blood: A Blood and Ash Novel by Jennifer L. Armentrout

27 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

2.0

This was tortuous. So goddamm slow and boring. Almost everything in here is part of the first book and she we already knew. I was pulling my hair out and skimming shit bc fuck this. This made me hate Cas a little because he clearly knew what would happen if he slept with her before she knew the truth too. Even Kieran did! That said, the scenes that are new (present day stuff, scenes where Cas was separated from Poppy, and the pre-Poppy stuff) were interesting, funny, and pretty sick. I wish thus was a novella with just the 150 pages of new stuff. I would have given it a 3.5-4 but everything else makes this book burnable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

potalian's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.5

I really enjoyed seeing things from Cas’s perspective. Especially after knowing everything we know. I kind of liked this one better than the first.  It was nice to see what he was going through and a little bit into why he made the decisions he did. The ending really surprised me and I did not see it coming.

I love the bond the three of them have. I wasn’t expecting Cas to shift and I just want to know if she recognized them! I will be heartbroken if she doesn’t

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, and Stalking

writeronherway's review against another edition

dark informative reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

Be warned this book does not progress the series. It is essentially a recap from Cas' perspective. If you are expecting the next instalment you are going to be a bit disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

dana37's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

taryn_g's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Self harm, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny

kaydie96's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

From Blood and Ash is my favourite of this series, so getting to relive it through Hawke’s POV was such a delight! I loved getting to see his take on events and the feelings he had while going through it all. Especially my favourite scenes. Each of those felt like a little treat ❤️

I also appreciate how it was a bit of a breather. There’s so much that happens in this series CONSTANTLY so just getting to experience this walk down memory lane was much needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

virgoabb's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

what tf did i just read— honestly im just so confused how this became the next book in the series, when it 1000% should’ve just been a novella of book 1 in cas’ pov. it added literally nothing of value. im being generous and giving it a 3/5 bc i loved the first book so much, and obviously it was the same exact events of the first book. and as for the present chapters, i just don’t get where jla wants to take this story, which makes me very sad bc i LOVED books 1&2. the whole throuple thing is so disingenuous and forced (and it’s also weird reading about how cas fell in love with her and how special their relationship was, only to come to the present where they’re now all in a relationship). im not even gonna get into the ending. im sadly just done w this series i think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

cryosphinx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I loved this and was so happy to experience FBAA again but from Casteel's perspective. No surprise here, it was advertised as such. Because of the POV shift, I'd say the flashbacks were evenly split between filling in information from Casteel's POV and just retelling a scene with his monologue instead of Poppy. But I loved it and it may be my favorite of the series.

There is some present day that takes place every few chapters which makes the book still a bridge between books 4 and 6.

I feel like the inner monologue was much less repetitive from Casteel's perspective that Poppy's which makes it a bit more polished. I'll also still complain that random modern jargon is very weird (I mean...at one point a character says spoiler alert...). And I would have liked more substance from the present day sections since they were pretty sparse until the last couple sections.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Self harm

Minor: Death of parent