Reviews tagging 'War'

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

18 reviews

alysereadsbooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Listened to the audiobook and throughly enjoyed it. The author knows how to create a thoroughly hateable villain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Sexual assault

msradiosilence's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Classism, Death of parent, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: War

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content

rdmoreland0801's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

Such a fitting end to this story.  The world was saved, but not without surmountable loss.

I wish these characters did not have to suffer so much to get the endings they deserved, but it made this story that much more beautiful.

We got magic, friendships, family, and love - but not without betrayal, death, torture, and suffering.

Kell and Lila sail off into the sunset, while Rhy and Alucard spend their time loving each other at the palace.  None of them thought they would end up where they did, but they all absolutely deserved it.

V.E. Schwab has a gift for making you fall in love with the characters and with the world in her stories.  I’m sad for this ending, but I know we will return to this world soon with her new series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Death

iamkiaraayleen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Self harm, and Torture

Minor: War and Abandonment

emmakhend's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

This is my favorite book of the series! The build up to the final climax is amazing. The romance and intimacy in the book is stunning. Genuinely one of my favorite fantasy books/series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, War, Incest, Death, Murder, and Violence

chronicacademia's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, and Physical abuse

olenvasynyt's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, War, and Torture

natashaleighton_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: War, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Classism, and Grief

meremeth's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia and Outing

enbae's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I really wish that 1) there were more books of this series and 2) that more books would have characters who are black, disabled and/or LGBTQ and nobody making a big deal out of it in the story!
Also reading it was so worth it for Alucard alone 😍🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Homophobia