Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner

14 reviews

katrinepoetry's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Be prepared to be transported to an alternative world Victorian in style and with a dash of D&D thrown into the mix. The style writing style takes a little time to get used to, but once it is you will love it for its quirks and unique insults!

Meanwhile, the characters are rough, calculated and, most of all, lovable. It got a little bit of danger, a little bit of adventure, and a good dose of arguing. Not to mention a skeleton mouse which makes unpleasant gong sounds!

All in all, a fun fantasy story with twists and turns you'll not see coming.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Death, and Violence

owlieali's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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: Kidnapping

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

relin's review

I really enjoyed the characters but struggled with the pacing and writing style around this point where I noticed I was setting it down frequently. Picking it back up again got harder each time, but I had to read the ending to see what happened. I did skip ahead so I could have that conclusion even though I was missing some key parts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Child death, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Addiction, Abandonment, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

There is also attempted

sorocide

that is not accomplished.

jupiter_01's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.0

I loved the silliness of this world! There was always something new and exciting to read about. I appreciated the author's creativeness a lot. However, this was also a drawback in a sense: there was basically a secondary language with little explanation offered, and while funny, when combined with very wordy sentences, it took me a long time to finish this book, even though the plot moved rather quick!

Lovely, charming characters, even when they were infuriating. The way the author approached sexuality was pleasantly surprising. There was a healthy dose of sweet romance between the mains with a touch of heat. They were smitten with each other from the beginning! I adored the ending—so fitting of Winn and Delly!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Violence and Slavery

Minor: Suicide

hatpnole's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful 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: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Animal death, and Addiction

Moderate: Violence and Body horror

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

btorsi's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

this was perhaps the most crude book i have ever read, but it had so much heart and i found myself actually laughing out loud constantly, but not in a cringey way. the pacing was a bit odd, but i fell in love with dellaria wells and she was the best narrator for this story. it was a fun romp overall, and the romance was one of my favorites this year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Violence

rachellyeah's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Blood, Gore, Drug use, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Classism, Cursing, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual content, Body horror, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

dealingwithdragons's review

adventurous funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Bullying, and Classism

Minor: Infertility

toorsdenote's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Minor: Suicide and Gun violence

jamie_reads_stuff's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

The pacing was super weird, but enjoyed the characters and world building overall

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Vomit, Abandonment, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Sexual content, Outing, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Confinement