Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan

33 reviews

maraavillaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bookish_hollyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

nclausel25's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Violence, Blood, War, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

elaineyh1216's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

natashalg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I wish we saw more of what the future held after the ending, but it was still a satisfying end that leaves one feeling as though everything will be how it should be with time. I enjoyed this book more than the first, it had more adventure, action, and suspense/twists which I enjoyed. It does a wonderful job showing how one can fight for what they love, deal with grief and loss, and still find happiness in the end. A wonderful read I would highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

rnbhargava's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The strong aspects of this book are on level with the first book. That said, much of the pacing for the first half is unbalanced. The protagonist also makes choices and voices feelings that come across fairly inconsistent with where the first book left off and they’re not really even partially addressed for half the book. I ultimately had fun so I went 3 stars but I took a long break from reading down the middle of this for several months and I was mulling a DNF. I was even considering a 2 star once I did resume but it picked up.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Xingyen has freed her mother, however, the celestial emperor despises them which sends them fleeing from their home once again.  Xingyen finds her father and we are on another family quest. I love the family drama and the adventures.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Classism

Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

Rating: 4.5/5 stars

The sequel to DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS, continuing and concluding the story of Xingyin and her loved ones.

I enjoyed DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS, but I loved this one even more. It was so emotional, and hooked me into the drama and action right away—it felt like the plot never stopped moving, and I was engaged pretty much the whole time. I’m not always a fan of love triangles, but this one was done so well, and while I wanted to throw the book at one point, it ultimately ended up with an outcome I absolutely loved.

I also felt like the world building was more thorough this time, and I came away with a decent understanding of the world, the mythology, and the magic here. All of the characters really grew on me, and I felt all the emotional gut punches I should have felt and all the joy when things went well. I’m really glad I read this duology, and excited to wrap it all up with TALES OF THE CELESTIAL KINGDOM soon!

CW: Blood/injury/death/violence/war, including child death; infidelity; grief

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kenny_2288's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism